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LEGISLATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

316 STATE CAPITOL ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30334

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JUL 30 1997
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COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
THOMAS B. MURPHY Speaker ofthe House Chailpe=n PIERRE HOWARD President ofthe Senate FRANK ELDRIDGE, JR. Secretary ofthe Senate Secretary ROBERT E. RIVERS, JR. Clerk ofthe House
SEWELL R. BRUMBY Legislative Counsel

LEGISLATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL 316 STATE CAPITOL ATLANTA, GA 30334 (-104) 656-5000

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President Pro Tempore Speaker Pro Tempore Senate Majority Leader House Majority Leader Senate Minority Leader House Minority Leader Chairperson, Senate Appropriations
Committee Chairperson, Senate Banking and Financial
Institutions Committee Chairperson, Senate Judiciary Conunittee Chairperson, House Appropriations
Committee Chairperson, House Judiciary Committee Chairperson, House Ways and Means
Committee

TO:

MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS

OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS

We are pleased to transmit to you the "Summary of General Statutes Enacted at the 1997 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia." This represents one of the services which the Legislative Services Committee and the Office of Legislative Counsel perform for the legislative branch of government. Other services include bill drafting, research, statutory and Code revision, rendering of opJ.nJ.ons, counseling, legislative reference, interim committee staffing, and preparation of reports.
The Office of Legislative Counsel drafted a total of 6,114 bills, resolutions, and amendments for the 1997 session. Of this number, 1,061 had been prepared by the convening date of the session, leaving a total of 5,053 which were drafted during the session.
The members of the committee and the Office of Legislative Counsel join in the sincere hope that this booklet will be of benefit to those who use it.

LEGISLATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL 316 STATE CAPITOL
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30334
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
THOMAS B. MURPHY Speaker, House of Representatives
Chairman
FRANK ELDRIDGE, JR. Secretary of the Senate
Secretary
PIERRE HOWARD Lieutenant Governor
SENATOR CHARLES C. CLAY SENATOR GEORGE HOOKS SENATOR MARY MARGARET OLIVER SENATOR SONNY PERDUE SENATOR LOYCE W. TURNER SENATOR CHARLES W. WALKER REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS B. BUCK Ill
REPRESENTATIVE TERRY L. COLEMAN
REPRESENTATIVE JACK CONNELL REPRESENTATIVE BOB IRVIN REPRESENTATIVE JIM MARTIN
REPRESENTATIVE LARRY WALKER
ROBERT E. RIVERS, JR. Clerk, House of Representatives
SEWELL R. BRUMBY Legislative Counsel

FOREWORD
This booklet contains a summary of the general statutes of state-wide application which were enacted at the 1997 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia. No resolutions, local Acts, or uncodified "population Acts" have been included. The booklet also includes a table of Code sections amended and enacted at the 1996 session.
It would be impractical to minutely analyze each statute because to do so would defeat the main purpose which it is hoped that this booklet accomplishes. It is intended to be used as a convenient reference for persons desiring to know which laws were enacted or desiring to ascertain the main features of each Act without the necessity of reading the Act in its entirety.
It should be pointed out that for specific, detailed information on any particular law, the Act itself should be examined. Acts may be readily located in the Georgia Laws by Act number, since the Acts are published in the Georgia Laws in numerical order by Act number. In addition, the Georgia Laws contain a table for converting Act numbers to Georgia Laws page numbers.
This summary is not to be deemed in any manner as an opinion from the Office of Legislative Counsel, and the question of constitutionality has not been considered in any respect.
It is hoped that this booklet will benefit all who have occasion to use it. Comments and suggestions for improvement are welcomed and should be directed to the Office of Legislative Counsel.
Sewell R. Brumby Legislative Counsel

The Acts is this summary are arranged according to the title of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated which they amend. In those cases in which an Act amends more than one Code title, the Act appears under only one of the affected titles. A table of titles appears below. No Acts are listed for those titles which are indicated by an asterisk.

TITLE 1 TITLE 2 TITLE 3 TITLE 4 TITLE 5 TITLE 6* TITLE 7 TITLE 8 TITLE 9 TITLE 10 TITLE 11* TITLE 12 TITLE 13 TITLE 14 TITLE 15 TITLE 16 TITLE 17 TITLE 18 TITLE 19 TITLE 20 TITLE 21 TITLE 22* TITLE 23* TITLE 24 TITLE 25 TITLE 26 TITLE 27 TITLE 28 TITLE 29 TITLE 30 TITLE 31 TITLE 32 TITLE 33 TITLE 34 TITLE 35 TITLE 36 TITLE 37* TITLE 38 TITLE 39* TITLE 40 TITLE 41 TITLE 42 TITLE 43 TITLE 44 TITLE 45 TITLE 46 TITLE 47 TITLE 48 TITLE 49 TITLE 50 TITLE 51 TITLE 52* TITLE 53

GENERAL PROVISIONS AGRICULTURE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ANIMALS APPEAL AND ERROR AVIATION BANKING AND FINANCE BUILDINGS AND HOUSING CIVIL PRACTICE COMMERCE AND TRADE COMMERCIAL CODE CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES CONTRACTS CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS
COURTS CRIMES AND OFFENSES CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DEBTOR AND CREDITOR DOMESTIC RELATIONS EDUCATION ELECTIONS EMINENT DOMAIN EQUITY EVIDENCE FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS GAME AND FISH GENERAL ASSEMBLY GUARDIAN AND WARD HANDICAPPED PERSONS HEALTH HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES INSURANCE LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT MENTAL HEALTH MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS MINORS MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC NUISANCES PENAL INSTITUTIONS PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES PROPERTY PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS REVENUE AND TAXATION SOCIAL SERVICES STATE GOVERNMENT TORTS WATERS OF THE STATE WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES

GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1997 SESSION SUMMARY

HOUSE BILLS
Generals Passed Locals Passed .
Pending --- To be carried
House Senate Further Action Con. Committee
Prefiled-Not Intra. Unf. Reported
HOUSE RESOLJJTIONS
Generals Adopted Locals Adopted Constitutional Ams Privileged Adopted
Pending --- To be carried
House Senate Further Action .
SENATE BILLS
Generals Passed Locals Passed
Pending --- To be carried
House Senate Further Action
SENATE RESOLUTIONS
Generals Adopted Locals Adopted Privileged Adopted
Pending --- To be carried
House Senate

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TITLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Act 18; HB 123
This Act makes extensive editorial amendments to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated to correct typographical, stylistic, and other errors and omissions and reenacts the statutory portion of the Code as so amended.
Effective March 28, 1997.
Act 5; HB 188
This Act changes the provisions relating to the effective dates of Acts affecting local expenditures by specifying what types of local Acts shall be subject to the January 1 following the date of passage effective date. The Act also changes the notice required to be given to the local governing authority prior to the introduction of certain local bills and provides for exceptions and applicability.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 1-3-4.1 and 28-1-14. Effective February 19, 1997.
TITLE 2 AGRICULTURE
Act 33; HB 130
This Act authorizes the Department of Agriculture to accept applications for licenses, registrations, and permits through electronic media approved by the Commissioner and allows the acceptance of fees through any manner, including electronic fund transfers as approved by the Commissioner. The Act denies registrations, licenses, or permits to persons under 18 years of age.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 2-5-4.1 and amends O.C.G.A. Section 2-5-5.
Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 407; HB 49
This Act repeals the "Georgia Plant Food Act of 1989" and enacts the "Georgia Fertilizer Act of 1997." The Act revises, adds, and deletes definitions relative to the regulation and licensing of commercial fertilizer. The Act provides for labeling of fertilizers, inspection and testing of fertilizers, prohibits certain conduct and the distribution of misbranded fertilizers, prohibits distribution of adulterated products, provides for enforcement and the revocation or denial of licenses and cancellation of registrations, and provides for notice, warnings, injunctions, and prosecution of violators.
The Act repeals O.C.G.A. Sections 2-12-1 through 2-12-21 and enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 2-12-1 through 2-12-20.
Effective July 1, 1997.
TITLE 3 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Act 402; HB 250
This Act makes it unlawful for any person under the age of 21 years to attempt to purchase alcoholic beverages. The Act authorizes retailers or retail consumption dealers to either seize and retain the driver's license of any person under the age of 21 years tendered as identification by such person attempting to purchase alcoholic beverages or to write down the name, address, and license number recorded on such license. The Act also provides for the suspension of driver's license of any person under the age of 21 years convicted of attempting to purchase alcoholic beverages.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 3-3-23, 3-3-23.1, and 40-5-63. Effective July 1, 1997.
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TITLE 3 (continued)
Act 31; HB 119
This Act provides for criminal penalties for persons in the business of selling alcoholic beverages in another state or country who knowingly and intentionally ship or cause to be shipped any alcoholic beverages directly to any resident of this state who does not hold a valid manufacturer's, importer's, broker's, or wholesaler's license issued by this state.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 3-3-31 and 3-3-32. Effective April 4, 1997.
Act 487; HB 500
This Act provides that on and after July 1, 1997, no municipality or county shall authorize the location of a new retail package liquor licensed place of business or the relocation of an existing retail package liquor licensed place of business engaged in the retail package sales of distilled spirits within 500 yards of any other business licensed to sell package liquor at retail. The Act provides for certain exceptions.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 3-4-49. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 457; HB 834
This Act authorizes a brewpub licensee to sell up to a maximum of 500 barrels annually of beer manufactured by such licensee to licensed wholesale dealers for distribution to retailers and retail consumption dealers. The Act further provides that special entertainment districts may be defined and designated as such by local governing authorities.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 3-5-36, 3-5-38, and 3-6-21.2. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 30; HB 93
This Act authorizes any farm winery licensee to sell wines produced by such licensee and distilled spirits, malt beverages, and wines not produced by such licensee for consumption on the premises at facilities located on the premises of the winery or on property located contiguous to the winery and owned by the winery or by an affiliate of the winery.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 3-6-21.3. Effective April 4, 1997.
Act 363; HB 682
This Act authorizes the sale of alcoholic beverages at certain University System of Georgia continuing education centers and at a university system coliseum during a professional sports event when such coliseum has been leased or licensed for such professional sports event by a professional sports team. The provisions relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages at a university system coliseum shall be automatically repealed effective January 1, 2000.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 3-8-4 and 3-8-5. Effective April 21, 1997.
Act 93; SB 144
This Act provides that in-room service of alcoholic beverages shall include service to owners, lessors, and tenants of condominium units and commercial space located in the same building as one or more hotel rooms in certain circumstances.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 3-9-10. Effective July 1, 1997.
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TITLE 4 ANIMALS
Act 430; HB 426
This Act defines the term "nontraditional livestock." The Act also provides for deer farming and the regulation of farmed deer. The Act provides that anyone holding a deer-farming license is not required to have a wild animal license or permit to possess farmed deer. The Act prohibits the hunting, shooting, killing, or wounding of farmed deer.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 4-4-1.1, 27-1-2, 27-5-4, and 27-5-10 and enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 4-4-170 through 4-4-181 and 27-5-12.
Effective July 1, 1997.
TITLE 5 APPEAL AND ERROR
Act 195; HB 291
This Act provides that when a timely application for appeal is filed in a case governed by subsection (a) of O.C.G.A. Section 5-6-34, but a timely notice of appeal is not filed, the appellate court will have jurisdiction and shall grant the application.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 5-6-35. Effective April 14, 1997.
TITLE 7 BANKING AND FINANCE
Act 94; SB 154
This Act revises numerous provisions relating to financial institutions and the Department of Banking and Finances. The Act makes several technical or housekeeping changes to laws governing financial institutions so as to comply with federal law and changes made previously to the state branching laws. Provisions for removal of bank personnel are changed, an expedited approval process for certain safe bank transactions is created, and a bank's incidental powers are expanded to allow the sale of investment products. A process is created for the conversion of mutual savings banks. For boards of banks and trust companies, requirements for geographical representation are changed. Audit submission procedures for financial institutions and rules relating to certain currency transactions and related reports filings are changed. The definitions of certain terms are expanded or changed or deleted as appropriate in response to other changes in the law. Provisions relating to check cashers are toughened and rules relating to mortgage brokers and lenders are clarified and changed. The Act also changes laws applicable to personnel of the Department of Banking and Finance and increases the rule-making authority of the commissioner of banking and finance to allow more rapid response to Internet and other banking problems. Finally, the Act corrects certain grammatical errors.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 7-1-3, 7-1-34, 7-1-35, 7-1-37, 7-1-61, 7-1-64, 7-1-71, 7-1-74, 7-1-241, 7-1-261, 7-1-288, 7-1-293, 7-1-370, 7-1-480, 7-1-487, 7-1-530, 7-1-550, 7-1-590, 7-1-600, 7-1-603, 7-1-622, 7-1-628.2, 7-1-628.3, 7-1-628.8, 7-1-700, 7-1-704, 7-1-709, 7-1-912, 7-1-1000, 7-1-1001, 7-1-1017, and 7-1-1018 and enacts o.c.G.A. Section 7-1-79.
Effective June 1, 1997.
Act 214; HB 570
This Act prohibits financial institutions, savings banks, national banks, credit unions, or savings and loan associations from charging a fee to cash a check or other instrument drawn on such institution whether or not the presenter has an account with such institution.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 7-1-239.5. Effective July 1, 1997.
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TITLE 7 (continued)

Act 217; HB 630
This Act provides that no agreement between operators of automated teller machines to share such machines may prohibit, limit, or restrict the right of one or more financial institutions to enter into agreements not to charge ATM transaction fees to their common customers.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 7-1-295. Effective July 1, 1997.

TITLE 8 BUILDING AND HOUSING
Act 200; HB 322
This Act requires that county or municipal building permits issued for residential property shall be posted and that all permits shall contain specific language relating to mechanics' and materialmen's liens. The Act clarifies that political subdivisions may prescribe licensing requirements for home inspectors.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 8-2-26 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 8-3-331.1.
The Act is effective January 1, 1998, except that no county or municipality shall be required to implement the requirements of the Act until such county or municipality has consumed all building permit forms on hand.
Act 215; HB 583
This Act provides that participating local governments may establish by resolution the composition and size of the board of commissioners of the regional housing authority subject to the requirement that each county shall have at least one commissioner on such board.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 8-3-106. Effective April 14, 1997.

TITLE 9 CIVIL PRACTICE

Act 479; HB 745

This Act clarifies the application of the Georgia Arbitration Code to certain contracts between insurance companies.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 9-9-2. Effective July 1, 1997.

Act 69; HB 592

This Act changes prov~s~ons relating to venue in cases where the court has exercised personal jurisdiction over a nonresident.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 9-10-93. Effective July 1, 1997.

Act 351; HB 369

This Act specifies the circumstances under which the plaintiff or the defendant in a civil action will give opening and concluding arguments.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 9-10-186. Effective July 1, 1997.

Act 327; SB 276

This Act changes prov~s~ons relating to the affidavit which must be filed

with the complaint in an action for damages alleging professional

malpractice.

The Act limits the scope of the affidavit requirement to

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TITLE 9 (continued)

certain listed professions and entities. The Act also provides for the timing of the filing of the affidavit, for the curing of defects in the affidavit, and for dismissal of the complaint under certain circumstances.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 9-11-9.1. Effective July 1, 1997, and applicable only to actions filed on or after that date.
Act 54; HB 321
This Act authorizes attorneys to issue subpoenas for taking depositions under certain circumstances.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 9-11-45. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 187; HB 152
This Act changes the requirements for the official organ of publication of official or legal advertising.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 9-13-142. Effective April 14, 1997.
Act 269; SB 1
This Act permits recovery of attorney's fees and litigation costs incurred in obtaining an order of the court for payment of attorney's fees and litigation costs based on the assertion of a frivolous claim or defense.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 9-15-14. Effective July 1, 1997.

TITLE 10 COMMERCE AND TRADE

Act 431; HB 431

This Act amends "The Retail Installment and Home Solicitation Sales Act" and provides certain conditions under which a revolving account is presumed to be signed or accepted by the buyer and provides for certain preconditions to the effectiveness of a revolving account.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 10-1-4. Effective July 1, 1997.

Act 39; HB 182

This Act changes the provisions for inspection of antifreeze samples

prior to sale or storage and requires additional submissions and testing.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 10-1-203.

Effective July 1, 1997.

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Act 456; HB 712

This Act provides for judgments on delinquent penalties or other obligations arising from a violation by a person or entity of laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices. The Act authorizes the administrator to provide for a consumer preventive education plan. The Act

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TITLE 10 (continued)

also privatizes the collection of such judgments, provides for collection fees, provides for disbursement of collected penalties and fees, and provides for reports to the Governor.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Sections 10-1-365 through 10-1-367. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 455; HB 708
This Act adds to the list of unlawful, unfair, or deceptive trade practices the practice by a seller or telemarketer of using electronic records to induce payment of an amount claimed to be owed the telemarketer. The Act also prohibits telemarketers, persons engaged in any activity involving a computer network, and home repair or home improvement businesses from committing theft or defrauding or deceiving a person, organization, or entity and provides for civil and, in certain cases, criminal penalties. The Act authorizes the administrator to promulgate additional rules relating to the law summarized in the previous sentence and to assist prosecuting attorneys if a criminal violation of the law has occurred.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 10-1-393, 10-1-393.5, 10-1-406, and 16-8-12.
The Act is effective July 1, 1997, and shall apply to offenses committed on or after that date.
Act 394; SB 103
This Act creates the "Georgia Electronic Records and Signatures Act," authorizes the use of electronic records and signatures in lieu of written ones and provides for the legal effect thereof, provides for recovery for the unauthorized use of a person's electronic signature, and makes a conforming amendment to O.C.G.A. Section 50-18-72. The Act also encourages public and private sector entities to use electronic media to conduct their business, provides for pilot projects in governmental agencies relating to the use of electronic media, and creates the Electronic Commerce Study Committee.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 10-12-1 through 10-12-5 and 50-29-12 and amends O.C.G.A. Section 50-18-72.
Effective April 22, 1997.

TITLE 12 CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Act 216; HB 604

This Act provides that all commercial analytical laboratories submitting data for regulatory purposes shall be accredited or approved in rules promulgated by the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 12-2-9. Effective July 1, 1997.

Act 300; SB 146

This Act provides that the Stone Mountain Memorial Association shall hold the natural area of Stone Mountain Park in trust for the benefit of present and future generations and shall restrict the use of such area.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 12-3-194.2. Effective April 14, 1997.

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Veto No. 3; HB 528

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limits in a certain portion of the Chattahoochee River. The Act places

limitations on the withdrawal of ground water in areas designated as

special ground-water management areas.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 12-5-23.2 and 12-5-96.

Act 390; HB 167

This Act enacts the "Georgia Coastal Management Act." The Act provides for the management and preservation of all tidally influenced waters and submerged land seaward to the state's jurisdictional limits.
The Act enacts Part 6 of Article 4 of O.C.G.A. Chapter 12-5. Effective April 22, 1997.

Act 401; HB 612

This Act provides that a city, county, or authority shall hold a public hearing before contracting for the sale, lease, or management of a landfill or a solid waste disposal facility. The Act provides that a city, county, or authority may designate the county tax commissioner or tax collector to collect fees for the operation of a solid waste disposal facility. The Act provides that a generator of scrap tires who complies with statutes and regulations relating to the disposal of scrap tires shall not be liable for the cost of any corrective action relating to such tires. The Act provides that local governments may abolish solid waste management authorities and
regional solid waste management authorities and provides for the assets and obligations of such authorities.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 12-8-24, 12-8-39.3, and 12-8-40.1 and enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 12-8-24.2 and 12-8-59.2.
Effective July 1, 1997.

Act 46; HB 219

This Act provides that no permit shall be issued for a municipal solid waste disposal facility within one-half mile of the boundary between a city and a county without the express approval of the governing authority of the adjoining jurisdiction. The Act provides that a local governing authority which has activated a waste management authority may deactivate such authority.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 12-8-25 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section
12-8-59.2. Effective April 4, 1997.

Act 341; liB 57

This Act provides that restrictions on the issuance of a permit for a solid waste landfill in the proximity of a military bombing range shall apply to pending as well as future permit applications. The Act prohibits the disposal of asphalt roofing shingles in any manner other than in construction and demolition or municipal solid waste landfills. In a noncodified section, the Act requires the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources to develop a plan to encourage the
recycling of asphalt shingles. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 12-8-25.3 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section
12-8-40.3. Effective July 1, 1997.

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TITLE 12 (continued)
Act 211; HB 510
This Act authorizes the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources to waive all or a portion of hazardous waste management fees and hazardous substance reporting fees as an incentive to reduce hazardous waste generation.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 12-8-93 and 12-8-95.1. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 393; HB 470
This Act provides for a lien on real property on which the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources has performed certain corrective action funded by the hazardous waste trust fund. The Act provides for the priority of such liens and for the foreclosure of such liens.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 12-8-94, 12-8-96, and 44-14-320. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 7; HB 149
This Act enacts the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact conditioned upon the concurrent enactment of legislation by the States of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia and the United States.
The Act enacts Article 6 of O.C.G.A. Chapter 12-10. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 6; HB 148
This Act enacts the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact conditioned upon the concurrent enactment of legislation by the States of Alabama and Georgia and the United States.
The Act enacts Article 7 of O.C.G.A. Chapter 12-10. Effective July 1, 1997.
TITLE 13 CONTRACTS
Act 202; HB 329
This Act relates to damages for writing bad checks. The Act increases, from $20.00 to $25.00, the amount of the service charge which may be recovered. The Act also changes provisions relating to written demands for payment.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. section 13-6-15. Effective July 1, 1997.
TITLE 14 CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS
Act 406; HB 294
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Chapter 14-2, relating to business corporations, to change certain fees and methods of communicating notice; to change provisions relating to share dividends, treasury shares, shareholder special meetings, actions by shareholders without meetings, voting entitlement of shares, voting shares by proxies, and corporation acceptance of votes; to provide for appointment of inspectors and for share exchanges; and to change the provisions relating to sale of assets requiring shareholder approval and relating to reinstatement following administrative dissolution. The Act also amends O.C.G.A. Chapter 14-3, relating to nonprofit corporations, to change certain fees, to change the provisions relating to liability and indemnification and advancement of expenses of directors and officers, and to change the provisions relating to mergers
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and reinstatement after administrative dissolution. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 14-2-122, 14-2-141, 14-2-623, 14-2-631,
14-2-702, 14-2-704, 14-2-721, 14-2-722, 14-2-724, 14-2-1103, 14-2-1202, 14-2-1422, 14-3-122, 14-3-140, 14-3-202, 14-3-850 through 14-3-858, 14-3-1101, 14-3-1102, 14-3-1104, 14-3-1105, and 14-3-1422 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 14-2-729.1.
The amendments to o.c.G.A. Sections 14-2-122, 14-2-1422, 14-3-122, and 14-3-1422 become effective April 24, 1997. The remaining provisions become effective July 1, 1997.
Act 424; HB 349
This Act provides for a limited partnership to become a limited liability partnership, provides for corporations, limited liability companies, and general partnerships to become limited partnerships, and provides for the consequences of such actions. The Act also changes definitions regarding limited liability companies, changes the provisions regarding elections to become limited liability companies, and provides for liabilities of members or managers of limited liability companies.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 14-8-62, 14-11-101, 14-11-212, and 14-11-303 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 14-9-206.2.
Effective July 1, 1997.
TITLE 15 COURTS
Act 331; SB 324
This Act changes the previous 25 mile restriction on storage of court records away from the courthouse, allowing their storage anywhere within Georgia. The governmental entity arranging such storage will be responsible for retrieval costs and must contract for specific retrieval times and fees for expedited service. The Act also permits other county documents to be stored within 100 miles of the county under similar conditions. The Act is discretionary, and the decision-making process required to store records outside the courthouse is unchanged.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 15-1-10, 15-6-86, and 36-9-5. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 474; SB 306
This Act creates the Georgia Council of Court Administrators, to be composed of the full-time court administrators and managers of all courts within the State of Georgia.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 15-5-100. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 414; HB 125
This Act changes provisions relating to the employment, compensation, expenses, and benefits of personnel (e.g., secretaries, law clerks, and court administrators) employed within the offices of superior court judges. Such personnel who are paid by the state are placed in the unclassified service of the State Merit System and are subject to personnel policies and salary schedules established by The Council of Superior Court Judges. Alternatively, personnel within the offices of superior court judges may be paid by and employed by counties composing the judicial circuit, with the written consent of the governing authority or authorities.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 15-6-25 through 15-6-28.1. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 181; HB 67
This Act changes the membership of the Superior Court Clerks Training Council from ten voting members and two advisory members to nine voting
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members selected by the Superior Court Clerks Association or its successor organization and three nonvoting members who shall be superior court judges appointed by the Judicial Council of Georgia. The Act also changes the number of voting members necessary to constitute a quorum.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-6-50.1. Effective July 1, 1997.

Act 212; HB 524

This Act relates to the implementation of a state-wide uniform automated information system for real property records. The Act requires clerks of superior courts to participate in the state-wide uniform automated information system and any network established by the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority relating to the transmission and retrieval of electronic information concerning real estate data and requires clerks to use methods established by the authority in creating, managing, transmitting, printing, and revising a grantor-grantee index of real property records. The Act also authorizes the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority to re-create grantor and grantee indexes that exist prior to January 1, 1999, for the state-wide automated information system. Such indexes supplement and do not supersede the original county indexes. The Act extends the authority for the development and
implementation of the state-wide automated information system until January 1, 2004. The Act also requires all liens or conveyances which are submitted for filing on or after July 1, 1998, to have a three-inch margin
at the top to allow space for the superior court clerk's notation of the date of submission.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 15-6-61, 15-6-66, and 15-6-99. Effective April 14, 1997.

Veto No. 13; HB 433

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Act 423; HB 347

This Act gives the state courts concurrent jurisdiction over offenses involving the possession of one ounce or less of marijuana. The Act also provides that the penalty for such offense shall be a misdemeanor.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 15-7-4, 16-13-2, and 36-32-6. Effective April 29, 1997.

Act 329; SB 313

This Act provides that nothing in O.C.G.A. Chapter 15-10, governing magistrate courts, shall prohibit employees of corporations or other legal
entities from representing the entity in magistrate court. The Act also provides that the president of the Council of Magistrate Court Judges, with approval of the executive committee, shall appoint the five magistrates to serve on the Georgia Magistrate Courts Training Council.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 15-10-43 and 15-10-132. Effective April 21, 1997.

Act 494; SB 28

This Act includes many provisions relating to paternity and termination of parental rights. Among these is an extensive revision to Q.C.G.A. Section 19-8-12, relating to the rights of biological fathers who are not
legal fathers in adoption proceedings. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 15-11-2, 15-11-82, 15-11-83, 19-8-1,
19-8-12, 19-8-13, 19-8-23, and 19-11-9. Section 8 of the Act, relating to the putative father registry, is

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effective July 1, 1997. All other provisions of the Act are effective January 1, 1998.
Act 399; SB 132
This Act enacts the "Juvenile Justice Act of 1997." The Act provides for e~clusive jurisdiction of the superior courts over the trial of certain fe'lony offenses involving juveniles and for the granting of bail or pretrial release in those cases. The Act also changes several provisions regarding the access to and the use of juvenile court records.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 15-11-5, 15-11-14, 15-11-37, 15-11-38, 15-11-56.1, 15-11-58, 15-11-59, 16-5-23.1, and 16-10-52.
Effective April 22, 1997.
Act 493; SB 26
This Act provides for the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and of the superior court over petitions for the legitimation of a child. The Act provides for transfer of petitions from the superior court to the juvenile court, for the filing of petitions in juvenile court as to a child with respect to whom a deprivation petition has been filed, and for the transfer of a case to the superior court when a demand for jury trial has been properly filed.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 15-11-5, 15-11-28, 15-11-58, 15-11-65, and 19-7-22.
Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 343; HB 126
This Act provides that periodic reviews of determinations that family reunification is inappropriate in the case of delinquent or unruly children shall occur at six-month intervals. The Act also reduces the duration of an extension by the court of an order on such a determination from two years to 12 months.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-11-41. Effective April 21, 1997.
Act 294; HB 506
This Act provides that any law enforcement records and files regarding a juvenile and involving a criminal offense over which the superior court has exclusive jurisdiction under O.C.G.A. Section 15-11-5(b)(2) shall be kept and reported in the same manner as the records and files of an adult.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-11-59. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 451; HB 293
This Act changes the oaths administered to witnesses in criminal trials and in criminal cases before grand juries so as to eliminate a reference to the charges against the defendant in such oaths.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 15-12-68 and 17-8-52. Effective July 1, 1997, and applicable to proceedings pending on July 1, 1997.
Act 352; HB 397
This Act provides for a course of specialized training for new sheriffs at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center. Failure to attend the training results in the loss of power of arrest. The cost of the training is to be borne by the Georgia Sheriffs' Association from appropriated funds. The Act also relocates the annual training requirement for sheriffs from O.C.G.A. Section 15-16-1 to O.C.G.A. Section 15-16-3.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 15-16-1 and 15-16-3. Effective July 1, 1997.
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Act 450; HB 289
This Act enacts the "Sheriff Offices' Nomenclature Act of 1997" and regulates the use of symbols, seals, badges, and other nomenclature associated with sheriffs' offices. The Act provides that such nomenclature may only be used in solicitation, advertising, publications, movies, and similar circumstances as authorized by a sheriff's office. The Act provides for injunctive relief and civil penalties, as well as for felony treatment of violators.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 15-16-50 through 15-16-59. Effective April 29, 1997.
Act 413; HB 124
This Act revises the laws relating to personnel, administration, and budgeting for district attorneys' offices. The Act provides that district attorneys shall advise law enforcement officers as to sufficiency of evidence for warrants and similar matters and repeals the law relating to appointment of district attorneys as counsel for state officers charged with federal violations in the course of duty. The Act also changes the compensation of district attorneys to permit governing authorities to add salary supplements greater than those called for by local Acts. The Act specifies that all employees of the district attorneys' offices are judicial employees and enacts comprehensive compensation measures for district attorneys and their personnel. Other measures enacted by the Act include authorization of payment for travel expenses for district attorneys and their personnel; shifting filing fee responsibility in appeals to the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council; provision for uniform administrative, personnel, and travel rules; provision for victim assistance personnel subject to appropriation or availability of funds; and permitting third-year law students and law school instructors to serve as legal assistants to solicitors of municipal and recorders' courts. The Act also provides for setting salaries of solicitors-general of the state courts by local law and authorizes local governments to supplement those salaries.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 15-18-14.2 and 15-18-20.1 and amends O.C.G.A. Sections 15-18-6, 15-18-8, 15-18-10, 15-18-12, 15-18-13, 15-18-14, 15-18-14.1, 15-18-15, 15-18-17, 15-18-18, 15-18-19, 15-18-22, 15-18-40, and 15-18-67.
Effective July 1, 1997, except for Section 8, concerning victim assistance personnel, which is effective July 1, 1998.
Act 201; HB 324
This Act provides that the additional penalty imposed in criminal cases to provide funding for victim assistance programs shall apply to fines imposed for any criminal offense or any criminal ordinance violation by any court of this state or any municipality or political subdivision.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-21-131. Effective July 1, 1997, and applicable to offenses committed on or after July 1, 1997.
Act 313; SB 133
This Act relates to court-annexed alternative dispute resolution (ADR). The Act changes the composition of boards of trustees of county funds for alternative dispute resolution programs and provides for immunity of members of such boards and other personnel acting in a policy-making capacity. The Act authorizes the boards to create nonprofit corporations for administering ADR programs and soliciting funding. The Act also makes several changes relating to the amount and scope of additional costs to be collected in civil actions to fund ADR programs and provides criteria for the screening of cases.
The Act amends o.C.G.A. Sections 15-23-1, 15-23-3, 15-23-5, 15-23-6, 15-23-7, and 15-23-10.
Effective January 1, 1998.
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TITLE 16 CRIMES AND OFFENSES
Act 321; SB 205
This Act provides that a simple battery or a battery committed upon a pregnant person shall be a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 16-5-23 and 16-5-23.1. Effective April 21, 1997.
Act 3; SB 15
This Act amends the penalty provisions applicable to rape and aggravated sodomy so as to provide for minimum terms and to prohibit the suspension and probation and restrict the granting of parole and earned time for such terms.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 16-6-1 and 16-6-2. Effective February 5, 1997.
Act 484; HB 211
This Act provides that a court sentencing a person convicted of the aggravated molestation of a child 16 years of age or younger may require that such person be evaluated for the effectiveness of a certain type of chemical treatment upon his or her behavior and may require, as a condition of probation, that such person undergo such treatment. The Act provides that the State Board of Pardons and Paroles, when considering granting parole to a person convicted of the aggravated molestation of a child 16 years of age or younger, may require that such person be evaluated for the effectiveness of such chemical treatment upon his or her behavior and may require, as a condition of parole, that such person undergo such treatment.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 16-6-4 and enacts o.c.G.A. Section 42-9-44.2.
Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 185; HB 100
This Act provides that, for purposes of the offense of criminal trespass, a minor may not give permission to enter a parent's or guardian's property if the parent or guardian has previously given notice that such entry is forbidden or has given notice to depart.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 16-7-21. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 98; SB 227
This Act provides that it shall be unlawful to possess, transport, or receive a destructive device or explosive with knowledge that it will be used to kill or injure or to use any such device for such purpose. The Act provides that law enforcement or fire safety officers may take such action as is necessary to render safe an explosive device or other such device without prior leave of court.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 16-7-88 and 16-7-95. Effective April 4, 1997.
Act 38; HB 178
This Act reduces the threshold value of property for purposes of the offense of theft by conversion. The Act provides for the calculation of replacement costs and changes sentencing provisions relative to such offense.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 16-8-4. Effective April 4, 1997.
Act 429; HB 423
This Act changes the sentencing provisions relative to the offense of shoplifting. The Act provides that upon the third conviction of such offense, the defendant may be confined to a special alternative
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TITLE 16 (continued)
incarceration-probation boot camp, probation detention center, diversion center, or other correctional facility and may be required to undergo psychological testing.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 16-8-14. Effective April 29, 1997.
Act 330; SB 316
This Act provides that a person who conceals the death of another person shall be guilty of a felony and establishes a punishment for such offense.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 16-10-31. Effective April 21, 1997.
Act 361; HB 620
This Act changes the definition of the offense of out-of-state-bail jumping and changes the penalty for such offense. The Act provides that the court may release a surety from liability where the principal uses a false name when bound over and committed to a facility unless the surety knew or should have known of that fact.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 16-10-51 and 17-6-31. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 411; HB 105
This Act prohibits a judge, prosecuting a~t~rney, investigating officer, or law enforcement officer from recelvlng or agreelng to receive remuneration for a book or other commercial activity from the indictment of a defendant through the completion of direct appeal in any criminal case.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 16-10-98. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 101; SB 247
This Act provides that a person licensed to carry a firearm may carry a firearm to any public gathering except certain enumerated public gatherings. The Act provides that the provisions of O.C.G.A. Sections 16-11-126 through 16-11-128, relating to restrictions upon carrying firearms and other weapons, shall not apply to any sheriff or deputy sheriff or any retired sheriff or deputy sheriff who is receiving benefits under the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 16-11-127, 16-11-129, and 16-11-130. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 434; HB 447
This Act changes the times at which toll-free service established by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for purposes of background checks for handgun purchases shall be in service. The Act provides that the provisions of state law relating to background investigations of purchasers of handguns shall not apply to a person pawning a handgun or reclaiming a handgun from pawn within 12 months after the initial pawn.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 16-11-172, 16-11-177, and 16-11-181. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 282; SB 176
This Act provides that it shall be unlawful for the operator of a day-care center or similar facility to knowingly have a person convicted of certain serious offenses reside at, be domiciled at, or be employed at such facility. The Act provides that the license of any person who violates such provision shall be denied or revoked.
The Act enacts o.C.G.A. Sections 16-12-1.1 and 49-5-65.1. Effective July 1, 1997.
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Act 270; SB 14
This Act provides that the prohibitions against manufacturing, processing, selling, possessing, and transporting gaming equipment shall not be applicable in those jurisdictions in which such items are legal.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 16-12-35. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 15; SB 357
This Act prohibits partial-birth abortions. The Act provides for a penalty. The Act provides for civil damages.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 16-12-141 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 16-12-144.
Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 412; HB 111
This Act changes the listing of controlled substances and dangerous drugs. The Act provides penalties relating to flunitrazepam. The Act provides for the offenses of trafficking in methamphetamine or amphetamine and provides penalties.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 16-13-26 through 16-13-28, 16-13-30, 16-13-31, and 16-13-71.
Effective April 29, 1997.
Act 260; SB 282
This Act clarifies a statement of legislative intent relative to the "Georgia RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act."
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 16-14-2. Effective April 14, 1997.

TITLE 17 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Act 314; SB 140

This Act provides that peace officers shall not be prosecuted for misdemeanors or felonies allegedly committed in the performance of duty without a grand jury indictment.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 17-7-52. Effective July 1, 1997.

Act 470; SB 258

This Act provides that state inmates committing misdemeanors or high and aggravated misdemeanors within a state correctional institution may be
punished by confinement within a Board of Corrections institution, or another institution as directed by the board, for up to 12 months.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 17-10-3 and 17-10-4. Effective July 1, 1997.

Veto No. 4; HB 1013

This Act provides
determination that any or the Supreme Court and pr addition to previous statu respect to motions to exclu additional legal, investi
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penalty cases may make a should be reviewed by eport shall identify, in le reversible error with nts, any motion for istance, and any other
prosecutor and defendant to the Supreme Court on any of ex parte orders, decisions, or
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forth in the statute, and the substance thereof shall not be disclosed to opposing parties.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 17-10-35.1.
Act 92; SB 90
. This Act makes victim compensation applicable to crimes committed against residents of this state in another state which has no victim compensation or less such compensation than Georgia provides, as well as in cases of international terrorism or mass violence. The Act extends compensation to those injured or killed, in addition to persons financially damaged by their injuries. The claim must now be made within one year, rather than 180 days.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 17-15-2, 17-15-5, 17-15-7, and 17-15-8. Effective July 1, 1997.
TITLE 18 DEBTOR AND CREDITOR
Act 347; HB 307
This Act requires that additional information be provided on affidavits and summonses for garnishment and requires an additional attachment when the garnishment is served upon a financial institution, provides for the procedure for handling garnishment of a safe-deposit box, provides for relief from the penalties imposed for a failure to answer a summons of garnishment in certain specified situations, and provides for a clarification of the law relating to a garnishee financial institution's ability to receive payment for costs of answering the garnishment.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 18-4-20, 18-4-66, 18-4-84, and 18-4-97 and enacts o.c.G.A. Section 18-4-92.1.
Effective July 1, 1997.
TITLE 19 DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Act 489; HB 689
This Act authorizes federal judges to perform marriage ceremonies. The Act also provides that an application supplement-marriage report shall be prepared in connection with each marriage license which shall be transmitted to the state registrar of vital records.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 19-3-30, 19-3-33, 19-3-34, 31-10-21, 31-10-23, and 31-10-25.
Effective May 1, 1997.
Act 491; HB 284
This Act revises substantially provisions of the Georgia Code relating to child support. The Act also changes provisions relating to alimony, petitions for legitimacy, and determinations of paternity. With respect to child support and alimony, the Act excludes judgments for child support and spousal support from statutes of limitation; provides that payments or installments of child support under a support order are judgments by operation of law; provides for continuing, exclusive jurisdiction by courts in Georgia for purposes of entering a child support order, modifying a domestic child support order, or modifying a foreign child support order and establishes concurrent jurisdiction among specific courts of Georgia; changes certain procedures relating to a rule nisi; authorizes a court and the commissioner of natural resources to order the suspension or denial of hunting or fishing licenses of persons not in compliance with an order for child support; provides that a separate order for income deduction shall be entered upon the entry of a judgment or order for spousal support or child support; authorizes the IV-D agency to issue an order for income deduction;
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provides that child support orders shall automatically become subject to

withholding upon accrual of a 30 day arrearage; provides that contesting an

income deduction order shall not stay its enforcement; changes the method

of service of an income deduction order; provides for a method to attack

fraudulent

conveyances;

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for rescission of voluntary

acknowledgments of paternity in the putative father registry; authorizes

the IV-D agency to require entities in Georgia to disclose certain

information about a child support obligor or obligee, including information

about location, income, and credit status; requires employers doing

business in Georgia to make certain reports to the Department of Human

Resources; authorizes the IV-D agency to institute collection procedures

for all child support arrearages; creates a lien in an amount sufficient to

satisfy unpaid child support and provides for administrative and judicial

review, perfection, priority, and expiration of such lien; authorizes the

IV-D agency to levy upon property to satisfy such lien; authorizes the

Department of Administrative Services to establish a computer based

registry of account data obtained from financial institutions doing

business in Georgia and establishes reporting requirements and penalties

relating to the registry; establishes an administrative procedure by which

the IV-D agency may levy and seize deposits at certain financial

institutions; authorizes the Department of Human Resources to establish a

computerized central registry for all support orders entered by any court

or administrative tribunal of Georgia; adopts the "Uniform Interstate

Family Support Act," effective January 1, 1998, to provide for matters

relating to the enforcement of child support orders across state lines;

provides that no new proceeding may be initiated under the "Uniform

Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act" on or after January 1, 1998; and

provides for the duties of the child support receiver, district attorneys,

assistant district attorneys, the Attorney General, and the Department of

Human Resources relative to the foregoing. The Act provides for the

issuance of an order for the legitimation of a child in certain proceedings

to establish paternity. With respect to determinations of paternity, the

Act provides that there is no trial by jury in paternity actions;

authorizes the Office of State Administrative Hearings to adjudicate

certain paternity actions; changes the requirements for service of process

upon nonresidents; requires the court to order genetic tests to establish

paternity upon motion by any party; provides for matters of proof in

paternity actions; provides for voluntary acknowledgments of paternity and

the legal effect of such acknowledgments upon registration with the

Department of Human Resources; and provides for the issuance of temporary

child support orders.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 9-3-20, 9-12-60, 15-15-4, 15-18-14,

18-4-131, 19-6-17, 19-6-26, 19-6-28, 19-6-28.1, 19-6-31, 19-6-32, 19-6-33,

19-7-22, 19-7-40, 19-7-41, 19-7-43, 19-7-45, 19-7-46, 19-7-46.1, 19-7-49,

19-11-3, 19-11-9, 19-11-9.1, 19-11-9.2, 19-11-15, 19-11-18, 19-11-30, and

31-10-9.1.

The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 19-6-35, 19-7-46.2,

19-11-15.1, 19-11-30.1 through 19-11-30.11, 19-11-32 through 19-11-39,

19-11-40.5, 19-11-100 through 19-11-103, 19-11-110 through 19-11-118,

19-11-120 through 19-11-138, 19-11-140, 19-11-150 through 19-11-156,

19-11-160 through 19-11-173, 19-11-180, 19-11-185, 19-11-190, 19-11-191,

and 27-2-25.2.

Section 26 of the Act, amending O.C.G.A. Section 19-11-9.2, is effective

May 5, 1997. Sections 16, amending O.C.G.A. Section 19-7-41, 32, enacting

o.c.G.A. Section 19-11-40.5, and 33, enacting Article 3 of O.C.G.A. Chapter

19-11 of the Act are effective on January 1, 1998. All other provisions of

the Act are effective on July 1, 1997.

Act 477; SB 171

This Act provides that for family violence proceedings involving a nonresident respondent, the superior court where the petitioner resides or the superior court where the act of family violence allegedly occurred
shall have jurisdiction. The Act further provides that it is a misdemeanor knowingly to disclose the location of a family violence shelter. The Act assigns the State Commission on Family Violence for administrative purposes
only to the Administrative Office of the Courts.

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The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 19-13-2 and 19-13-31 and enacts o.c.G.A.
Section 19-13-23. Effective July 1, 1997.

TITLE 20 EDUCATION

Act 397; SB 16

This Act designates Plains High School as the official Georgia state school.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 20-1-6.1. Effective July 1, 1997.

Act 271; SB 25

This Act provides for qualifications of the State School Superintendent. To be eligible to hold that office, a person must hold a four-year degree from an accredited college or university and not have been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 20-2-31.
Effective July 1, 1997.

Veto No. 9; HB 383

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The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 20-2-133, 20-2-290, and 20-8-5.

Act 426; HB 393

This Act directs the State Board of Education to develop a comprehensive character education program for levels K-12, by the start of the 1997-98 school year. Local boards of education are authorized to implement the program, and the state board is directed to encourage its implementation.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 20-2-145. Effective July 1, 1997.

Act 428; HB 420

This Act includes several provLSLons relating to teachers and other educators. The Act increases, from 120 days to 200 days, the amount of time that a teacher, principal, or other certificated professional personnel may be employed under a temporary or provisional contract pending receipt of the results of a criminal record check. The Act also includes several amendments relating to the Professional Practices Commission, including provision for the appointment and duties of members emeritus of the Professional Practices Commission and changes to the commission's jurisdiction and sanctioning powers.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 20-2-211, 20-2-792, 20-2-793, 20-2-796, and 20-2-797.
Effe~tive July 1, 1997.

Act 467; SB 21

This Act authorizes the use of state capital outlay funds for the renovation or modernization of certain educational facilities which are
registered historic landmarks. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 20-2-260.
Effective July 1, 1997.

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Act 45; HB 214
This Act directs the State School Superintendent to prepare a program of instruction in the correct use and display of the flag of the United States of America.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 20-2-310. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 492; SB 50
This Act directs the Department of Education to operate a state program designed to provide enhanced academic resources, community service activities, and other enrichment activities to middle school age children during nonschool hours. The Act addresses the goals of the program, its funding, and evaluations of its effectiveness.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 20-2-312. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 328; SB 301
This Act relates to multiyear lease, purchase, or lease purchase contracts entered into by school systems. Under current law, annual payments under multiyear contracts and intergovernmental contracts may not exceed 7.5 percent of total local revenue collected for maintenance and operation of the school system for the previous fiscal year. This Act exempts from the 7.5 percent cap guaranteed energy savings contracts and contracts with other public educational entities for the education of students.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 20-2-506. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 398; HB 180
This Act requires a transferring student in grades 7 and higher to present a certified copy of his or her academic transcript and disciplinary record from the school previously attended. In lieu of this requirement, the student may authorize the school last attended to release all academic and disciplinary records to the new school. The release must indicate whether the student has been adjudicated guilty of a designated felony act and whether the student is currently serving a suspension or expulsion from another school. The Act requires any court which finds that a juvenile has committed a designated felony act to notify certain schools of that finding. The Act also directs school administrators to notify a student's teachers if the administrator learns that a student has committed a designated felony act and provides for the teachers' review of the student's disciplinary file.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 20-2-670 and 20-2-671 and amends O.C.G.A. Section 15-11-37.
Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 440; HB 567
This Act enacts the school Safety Act." Among its provisions is a requirement that a superior court send written notice to the school superintendent of the school in which a person is enrolled (or will be enrolled in the future, if known) when (1) a person who is 17 years of age or older is convicted of a felony or (2) a person who is 13 to 17 years of age is convicted of or adjudicated delinquent of murder, voluntary manslaughter, rape, aggravated sodomy, aggravated child molestation, aggravated sexual battery, or armed robbery with a firearm. The notice must include the specific criminal offense of which the person was convicted or adjudicated delinquent. The Act states that the local school system may request further information from the court's file. The Act also authorizes certain teachers and certificated professional personnel to review information received from the superior court and other sources.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Sections 15-6-36, 20-2-751.3, 20-2-768 through
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20-2-770, and 20-2-1001. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 15-11-5, 20-2-751.2, 20-2-754, 20-2-756, 20-2-759, and 20-2-1000.
Effective July 1, 1997.

Act 197; HB 299

This Act addresses issues relating to unused sick and personal leave accumulated by certain personnel who transfer employment from a local board of education to the state Department of Education, and vice versa.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 20-2-850. Effective July 1, 1997.

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TITLE 21 ELECTIONS
Act 32; HB 128
This Act provides that the Secretary of State is authorized to include in the proposed constitutional amendment summary an explanation of state-wide referendum questions and other explanatory material.
The Act amends o.C.G.A. Section 21-1-2. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 256; HB 635
This Act enacts a large number of technical housekeeping amendments to the general election code. The provisions of the Act accomplish the following: remove the authority of the Secretary of State to designate hearing officers in certain candidate qualification challenge proceedings; provide that certain time periods applicable to primaries and elections generally include Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays; provide for a mechanism for resignation from and filling of vacancies on boards of counties having no board of elections and in which the judge of probate court is a candidate; amend provisions relating to terms of service on such boards; change the method of determining the distribution of qualifying fees in primaries and elections generally; change the inclusive dates of notification of intent for write-in candidates for general and special elections; provide for the time of qualification of candidates for presidential elector; provide that the state executive committee of a party may fill a vacancy in any party nomination; change provisions relating to the presidential candidate selection committee and the certification of candidates; delete certain provisions relating only to the 1992 and 1996 primaries; provide that the Secretary of State and election superintendents shall reject nominating petition signatures and pages not in conformance with law; change certain provisions relating to form and submission of such petitions; change certain provisions relating to absentee ballots; provide for certain changes in the procedures relating to registration of voters, precinct cards, and the official list of voters; change certain provisions relating to ballot labels in nonpartisan primaries; provide for separate vote recorders for each party in primaries; authorize nonpartisan poll watchers and incorporate certain State Election Board rules into the provisions governing poll watchers; make certain provisions governing general primary qualification applicable to special primaries; amend certain provisions relating to nomination in nonpartisan primaries; provide for setting the date of second primaries, elections, and runoffs in contested general primaries, elections, and runoffs; amend certain procedures relating to appeals of judgments in such contests; clarify certain provisions relating to dates of special primaries and special

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elections generally; change certain provisions regarding the printing of certain candidates' names on election ballots and ballot labels in elections and primaries generally; provide for public access to polling places during the official count; require entry of credit for voting within a certain period; and permit the destruction of unused ballots under certain circumstances.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Chapter 21-2. Effective April 14, 1997.
Act 257; HB 889
This Act enacts several revisions to the general and municipal election codes. The Act drops the age requirement for poll workers to 16, provides for removal of inactive voters from voting lists under certain procedures and limitations, provides for the mailing of absentee ballots for all elections in an election year to elderly or disabled persons upon one timely application, and provides that absentee ballots and their envelopes shall bear certain election fraud warnings.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-92, 21-2-234, 21-2-235, 21-2-381, 21-2-383, 21-2-384, 21-3-34, 21-3-283, and 21-3-284.
Effective January 1, 1998.
Act 4; HB 246
This Act removes the 75 word limit on ballot questions on general and municipal ballots.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 21-2-325 and 21-3-225. Effective February 11, 1997.
Act 258; SB 273
This Act requires general and municipal election officials to verify signatures or marks on absentee ballot oaths against the absentee ballot application and to check identification of voters appearing to vote in person. The Act enumerates the 14 types of acceptable identification and provides that a voter not having any of the listed types may vote after signing a statement under oath of his or her identity. Falsely swearing to this oath is designated a felony.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 21-2-381, 21-2-386, 21-3-283, and 21-3-286 and enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 21-2-417 and 21-3-328.
Effective January 1, 1998.
Act 199; HB 309
This Act provides that the General Assembly is authorized to provide by local law to change previously enacted two-year municipal terms of office to four-year terms, to provide for staggering of terms, and to provide for other procedures necessary for transition to four-year terms.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 21-3-64. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 392; HB 19
This Act provides that municipal election superintendents shall designate a qualifying period, which shall not be less than three nor more than five consecutive days.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 21-3-91. Effective July 1, 1997.
TITLE 24 EVIDENCE
Act 348; HB 325
This Act provides for admissibility of signed medical reports in
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narrative form in civil cases involving injury or disease. The report must be provided to the adverse party at least 60 days prior to trial. The opposing party may object within 15 days of receiving the report and may cross-examine the person signing the report and introduce rebuttal testimony.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 24-3-18. Effective July 1, 1997.
TITLE 25 FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY
Act 102; SB 269
This Act includes authorities under the definition of "corporation" relating to blasting or excavation near underground gas pipes and utility facilities.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 25-9-2. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 496; HB 505
This Act modifies the "Georgia Fire Sprinkler Act." The Act provides for promulgation by the Georgia Safety Fire Commissioner of specific rules and regulations for issuance of certificates of competency to individuals to design, install, maintain, and inspect fire sprinkler systems. The Act also provides for the issuance of licenses to fire protection sprinkler contractors, designers, and inspectors. Every sprinkler contractor must employ a certificate holder, and only qualified contractors and certificate holders may install or modify such systems. Shop drawings shall be reviewed by a certificate holder, and only licensed designers may prepare them for review. Inspections of such systems may be made only by licensed inspectors, certificate holders, or owner representatives who have proved their competency. The Act provides for fines and revocation of licenses and certificates for violations and provides an exemption for small or single-family-dwelling systems.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Chapter 25-11. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 206; HB 415
This Act removes the requirement of licensing under O.C.G.A. Chapter 25-12 for firms or governmental entities which engage in installing and servicing fire extinguishers which they own on property which they control. The Act also removes the permit requirement for employees of such firms and governmental entities engaged in installing and servicing fire extinguishers.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 25-12-1 and 25-12-8. Effective July 1, 1997.
TITLE 26 FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS
Act 298; HB 474
This Act requires that any person who, in the ordinary course of business in a food service establishment, prepares food which is to be consumed by humans, shall wear, when preparing food, appropriate hair nets or hats or restraints to prevent contamination of such food. The Act provides for civil penalties and notifications.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 26-2-373.1. Effective July 1, 1997.
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TITLE 27 GAME AND FISH
Act 44; HB 212
This Act extends the moratorium on new crabbing licenses to July 1, 1998. The Act also limits the number of traps which a licensee may set to 300 and prohibits the use of trap identification floats which are not actually attached to traps.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 27-4-150 and 27-4-151. ~ Effective July 1, 1997.
TITLE 28 GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Act 410; HB 98
This Act provides for additional types of bills which shall be classified as prohibited population bills. The Act prohibits the use of population bills to set the salary of any officer, official, or employee of a county, municipality, or other political subdivision except as provided by state-wide minimum salary bills for county officers and prohibits the use of population bills to affect the property, affairs, or operation of the governing authority of a county or municipality, including municipal annexation, deannexation, incorporation, or dissolution.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 28-1-15. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 22; HB 958
This Act reapportions the Georgia House of Representatives and describes the legislative districts from which members shall be elected in 1998 to take office in 1999.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 28-2-1. Effective upon preclearance from the United State Attorney General. The Act provides for its repeal if not precleared within 30 days of the date it is submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Act 21; SB 382
This Act reapportions the Georgia Senate and describes the legislative districts from which members shall be elected in 1998 to take office in 1999.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 28-2-2. Effective upon preclearance from the United States Attorney General. The Act provides for its repeal if not precleared within 30 days of the date it is submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice.
TITLE 29 GUARDIAN AND WARD
Act 320; SB 182
This Act changes the provisions regarding the sale, lease, or other disposition of a ward's property by the guardian of the ward, provides for expenses for bringing certain petitions,:changes provisions regarding the guardian's inventory and appraisements, changes the provisions relating to evaluations for guardianships, and provides for actions by wards.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 29-2-2, 29-2-4 through 29-2-9, 29-2-24, 29-5-4, 29-5-6, 29-5-7, and 29-5-9 and repeals o.c.G.A. Sections 29-2-10.1 through 29-2-10.17 and 29-2-25 through 29-2-31.
The amendments to o.c.G.A. Sections 29-2-2, 29-5-6, 29-5-7, and 29-5-9 become effective July 1, 1997. The remaining amendments become effective January 1, 1998.
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TITLE 30 HANDICAPPED PERSONS
Act 278; SB 127
This Act allows warrantless arrests in cases of abuse of vulnerable adults, calls for police training regarding such crimes, and defines "vulnerable adult.'' The Act also includes elder persons in the "Disabled Adults Protection Act" and defines the term "elder person." The Act changes the requirement that certain financial institution personnel report suspected exploitation of disabled adults and elder persons by limiting the reporting to assets the employee is holding or managing in a fiduciary capacity where the employee is a fiduciary. The Act extends civil and criminal immunity to such reports where made in good faith. The Act provides that it does not create any new cause of action with respect to employment of disabled adults or elder persons.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 17-4-20 and 30-5-1 through 30-5-8 and enacts o.c.G.A. Section 30-5-9.
Effective January 1, 1998.
Act 219; HB 650
This Act changes a definition relating to community trusts for persons with impairments, changes the terms and conditions for such trusts, changes the provisions regarding distributions from and uses of such trusts, and changes the provisions relating to rights and liabilities of cotrustees and successor trustees.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 30-10-2, 30-10-6, 30-10-7, and 30-10-8. Effective July 1, 1997.
TITLE 31 HEALTH
Act 486; SB 254
This Act enacts the "Patient Access to Eye Care Act" requiring that health care insurers who provide health benefit plans which include eye care benefits not discriminate against classes of eye care providers in such plans and provides for injunctive relief and damages.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 31-3-3.1 and enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 31-1-20 through 31-1-22.
Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 280; SB 165
This Act authorizes the Department of Human Resources to adopt regulations for on-site sewage management systems, authorizes county boards of health to adopt regulations governing the installation of such systems, and prohibits the issuance of building permits for structures to be served by sewage management systems unless the systems conform with those regulations.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 31-2-7, 31-3-5, and 31-3-5.1. Effective April 14, 1997.
Act 196; HB 295
This Act exempts injunction cases for violation of Department of Human Resources licensing requirements from the automatic supersedeas provisions of O.C.G.A. Section 5-6-13 and provides for enforcement of such injunction orders by attachment for contempt.
The Act amends o.C.G.A. Section 31-5-9. Effective January 1, 1998.
Act 432; HB 445
This Act provides for the right, powers, benefits and purposes of nonprofit corporations formed, created, or operated by or on behalf of hospital authorities and provides for conflicts of interest of directors of
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such corporations and for reports by such corporations. The Act also provides for the disclosure of certain interests of members of hospital authorities and limits their transacting business with such authorities, provides for oaths of such members, restricts the sale or lease of hospitals owned by such authorities, and provides for community benefits reports and reports of certain business transactions by such authorities.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 31-7-74 and enacts O.C.G.A. Sections ~4-3-305, 31-7-74.1, 31-7-74.2, 31-7-74.3, and 31-7-90.1.
Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 324; SB 219
This Act prohibits hospitals from denying staff privileges to medical doctors, doctors of podiatric medicine, doctors of osteopathy, or doctors of dentistry based solely upon such person's license, board certification, or specialty membership. The Act also changes the provisions relating to appointment of health service provider psychologists to the staffs of medical facilities and their powers and duties, provides for the execution of the orders of such psychologists, and changes the provisions relating to use of physical restraints upon hospitalized mentally ill, mentally retarded, or alcoholic or drug dependent persons.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 31-7-160, 31-7-161, 37-3-165, 37-4-124, and 37-7-165 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 31-7-7.1.
Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 403; HB 600
This Act requires that hospital authorities and nonprofit corporations which own, control, or operate hospitals follow certain procedures when disposing of those hospitals and requires certain notices and disclosures and provides for public hearings by the Attorney General in connection with such dispositions.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 31-7-89.1 and Article 15 of O.C.G.A. Chapter 31-7.
Effective October 31, 1997.
Act 452; HB 297
This Act authorizes hospital authorities to make certain investments and grants, scholarships, and loans.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 31-7-114. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 226; HB 830
This Act exempts certain senior volunteer programs from the licensing requirements of private home care providers.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 31-7-305. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 52; HB 277
This Act provides for enforcement powers regarding the emergency medical services program.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 31-11-9. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 322; SB 209
This Act prohibits insurers, health maintenance organizations, private health benefit plans, and managed care entities from denying payment for certain medical interventions for emergency conditions or when prospective authorization therefor has been given.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 31-11-82 and 33-20A-9. Effective July 1, 1997.
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Act 444; HB 651
This Act requires that any person who provides care to another person, other than in a hospital, notify a relative of such other person or notify a coroner or law enforcement agency of that other person's death within six hours after the discovery of that death.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 31-21-44.1. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 415; HB 127
This Act repeals the laws regulating the manufacture and sale of bedding in this state.
The Act repeals O.C.G.A. Sections 31-25-1 through 31-25-13. Effective July 1, 1997.
TITLE 32 HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES
Act 277; SB 120
This Act increases from $20,000.00 to $50,000.00 the contract amount for which the Department of Transportation may execute a negotiated contract.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 32-2-61. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 362; HB 621
This Act continues the Council on Rural Transportation and Economic Development through March 31, 2000, and authorizes the council to study the Developmental Highway System's impact on economic development.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 32-4-23. Effective April 21, 1997.
Act 488; SB 116
This Act adds vehicles fueled by alternative fuels to the list of vehicles for which the Department of Transportation is authorized to designate travel lanes. The Act also provides for availability of special license plates for such vehicles.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 32-9-4 and 40-2-76. Effective July 1, 1997.
TITLE 33 INSURANCE
Act 409; HB 97
This Act changes the provisions regarding fraudulent insurance claims, insurance licenses fees, licensing of insurance agencies and filings, applications, and information requirements relating thereto, and records of insurance transactions.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 33-1-9, 33-8-1, 33-23-3, 33-23-4, 33-23-5, 33-23-8, 33-23-11, 33-23-21, 33-23-23, 33-23-33, 33-23-34, and 33-23-45.
Eft"ective July 1, 1997.
Act 446; HB 654
This Act conforms the state's laws relating to conversion and continuation of group accident and sickness insurance to the requirements of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, provides that persons who have been covered for specified periods of time by health insurance will be eligible, upon termination of such coverage
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except for nonpayment of premium or fraud, to convert to individual or group policies without evidence of insurability, provides for premiums for converted policies, and requires insurers who issue individual accident and sickness policies to renew or continue them, subject to timely premium payment, at the option of the insured. The Act also provides for systems of assignment of certain eligible individuals without other health coverage to health insurers and managed care organizations, changes the scope and applicability of laws relating to group health insurance, changes the provisions relating to ratings of small groups for health insurance, and changes provisions relating to waiting periods for coverage under group health coverage.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 33-2-9, 33-24-21.1, 33-30-1, 33-30-12, and 33-30-15 and enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 33-29-21 and 33-30-1.1 and o.c.G.A. Chapter 33-29A.
The provisions of the Act relating to group health insurance continuation and conversion privileges and relating to assignment systems for eligible individuals become effective January 1, 1998. The remaining provisions become effective July 1, 1997.
Act 265; SB 356
This Act exempts surplus line brokers from certain rating requirements, changes the priority of distribution of claims from an insurer's estate, provides for replacing existing life insurance with new life insurance exceeding the insurance being surrendered, and provides for rates and forms for medical payments coverage for insurers writing private passenger automobile insurance.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 33-5-22, 33-34-2, and 33-37-41 and enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 33-5-21.1, 33-24-6.1, and 33-34-3.1.
The provisions changing the priority of distribution of claims from an insurer's estate apply to all claims filed in proceedings to liquidate an insurer if the proceeding is pending on July 1, 1997, or commenced on or after July 1, 1997. The remaining provisions become effective July 1, 1997.
Act 209; HB 492
This Act changes the purposes for which expenditures may be made of insurance premium taxes received by counties.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 33-8-8.3. Effective January 1, 1998, and applicable to all fiscal years beginning on or after that date.
Act 336; SB 376
This Act provides for investigations of complaints filed against insurers and workers' compensation group self-insurance funds and provides for costs and penalties relating thereto.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 33-9-40.1. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 485; HB 584
This Act exempts surplus line brokers from certain insurance rating and other requirements, changes the provisions relating to workers' compensation ~nsurance premium discounts for insureds with drug-free workplace programs, and changes the priority of distribution of claims from an insurer's estate.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 33-9-40.2, 33-37-41, and 34-9-412 and enacts o.c.G.A. Section 33-5-21.1.
The provisions changing the priority of distribution of claims from an insurer's estate apply to all claims filed in proceedings to liquidate an insurer if the proceeding is pending on July 1, 1997, or commenced on or after July 1, 1997. The remaining provisions become effective July 1, 1997.
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Act 301; HB 355
This Act provides for authorized investments by insurers in certain foreign governmental bonds and other securities.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 33-11-12.1. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 391; HB 573
This Act allows insurers to acquire investments in investment pools under specified conditions. The Act also changes the date an exception expires regarding taxicab self-insurers.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Chapter 33-llA and amends o.c.G.A. Section 40-9-101.
Effective April 22, 1997.
Act 259; SB 280
This Act provides for reimbursement of medical expenses and disability benefits paid by an insurer or other benefit provider in cases in which an injured insured person has been fully compensated for all economic and noneconomic damages, prohibits subrogation for such expenses and benefits by the benefit provider against the person at fault, prohibits the benefit provider from reducing or withholding as a setoff for such reimbursement the amount for which it is liable under an insured party's coverage, provides for notices of claims for recovery and reimbursement, and excludes recovery rights of the Department of Medical Assistance and certain workers' compensation subrogation rights.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 33-24-56.1. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 400; SB 93
This Act authorizes the formation and operation of nonprofit health plan purchasing cooperatives to furnish, through contractual arrangements with insurers and others, selected health benefit plans for certain small employers within particular geographic areas of the state, authorizes such cooperatives to offer other related employee benefits and services to its members and to include as members certain employers who are not small employers, and provides for requirements and standards for such cooperatives and for regulation by the Commissioner of Insurance.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Chapter 33-30A. Effective July 1, 1997.
TITLE 34 LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Act 317; SB 148
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Chapter 34-8, known as the "Employment Security Law," so as to change the provisions relating to the authority of the Commissioner of Labor to estimate contributions due from employers. The Act changes the provisions relating to grounds for disqualification of benefits and provides that it shall be the public policy of the state that the use of certain controlled substances, marijuana, or dangerous drugs by employees shall constitute grounds for disqualification of benefits for such misconduct. The Act further provides that it shall not be necessary for an employer to independently adopt or publish its drug-free workplace policy. The Act provides for the deduction and withholding of certain unemployment compensation payable to an individual who owes an uncollected overi~suance pursuant to the federal Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended. The Act defines the terms "uncollected overissuance" and "unemployment compensation" and provides for certain disclosures with respect to uncollected overissuances. The Act provides for payments of amounts deducted to the Department of Human Resources or the successor state food
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stamp agency. The Act provides that the provlSlons of the Act relating to the deduction and withholding of certain unemployment compensation payable to an individual who owes an uncollected overissuance shall apply only if arrangements have been made for reimbursement of the administrative costs incurred by the Commissioner of Labor which are attributable to the repayment of uncollected overissuances. Finally, the Act provides for the .repeal of the Act amending o.c.G.A. Chapter 34-10, relating to labor pools, ..on July 1, 2000, if funds have not been appropriated 'before such date.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 34-8-153, 34-8-170, and 34-8-199 and an Act amending O.C.G.A. Chapter 34-10, approved April 13, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 1152).
Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 296; HB 460
This Act changes provlSlons relating to the State-wide Reserve Ratio by providing that, for any calendar year with respect to which the State-wide Reserve Ratio shall equal or exceed 2.1 percent, contribution rates shall be reduced for the succeeding year by a certain percentage. The Act provides a formula for the calculation of such percentage. The Act further provides that contribution rates shall not be reduced below the level which will produce a contribution rate of 5.4 percent for a maximum deficit reserve account and that the reduction in contribution rates shall be valid for the succeeding calendar year only. The Act changes the provision relating to the determination of the weekly benefit of an individual's claim.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 34-8-156 and 34-8-193. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 286; SB 263
This Act qualifies certain sports officials as independent contractors and not as employees in relation to workers' compensation. The term "sports official" refers to any neutral participant in a sports event such as umpire, referee, judge, linesman, scorekeeper, or timekeeper.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 34-9-2. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 420; HB 331
This Act includes reasonable attorneys' fees as a specific cost of collection of any civil penalty assessed against a party by the State Board of Workers' Compensation. The Act gives the fraud and compliance unit of the board the power to execute search and arrest warrants and to serve subpoenas. The Act also provides protection against civil and criminal liability to third parties who provide information concerning alleged fraud or noncompliance at the request of the board. The Act authorizes the board to set venue for a hearing in any county within 50 miles of the injury and increases the time for the superior courts to hear an appeal of a decision of the full board to 60 days from the date of docketing with the superior court. The Act further grants the board the authority to regulate third-party administrators and servicing agents who manage workers' compensation claims for self-insured employers. The Act increases the maximum temporary total disability payment from $300.00 per week to $325.00 per week and increases the maximum temporary partial disability payment from $192.50 per week to $216.67 per week.
The Act amends o.C.G.A. Sections 34-9-18, 34-9-24, 34-9-102, 34-9-105, 34-9-121, 34-9-200.1, 34-9-205, 34-9-261, and 34-9-262.
Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 191; HB 213
This Act provides for the Department of Labor a supplemental appropriation out of funds credited to and held in the state's account in the Unemployment Trust Fund in an additional amount of $585,100.00.
Effective April 14, 1997.
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TITLE 35 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES
Act 453; HB 326
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 35-1-8 to provide that any law enforcement agency which receives a report that a person who has Alzheimer's disease or other mental illness involving dementia is missing shall immediately open an investigation for the purpose of determining such person's whereabouts; and no policy for applying any waiting period prior 'to initiation of a missing person's investigation shall apply in such cases.
Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 448; HB 673
This Act provides for the transfer of certain powers and duties relating to the training of peace officers and the funding therefor from the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council to the Georgia Public Safety Training Center. The Act adds the director of investigation of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to the membership of the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council. The Act further includes certain employees of municipal correctional institutions authorized to exercise arrest powers in the definition of "peace officer" and includes municipal correctional institutions in the definition of "law enforcement unit" with respect to the training and certification of peace officers.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 35-1-10, 35-5-5, 35-8-2, 35-8-3, 35-8-7, 35-8-9, 35-8-20, 35-8-20.1, and 35-8-23.
Effective April 29, 1997, provided that the provisions amending a 1995 Act which becomes effective upon specific appropriations shall become effective upon the same date that the 1995 Act becomes effective.
Act 315; SB 141
This Act repeals certain provisions relating to term of service of officers, troopers, communications officers, and licensed examiners of the Department of Public Safety and grounds and procedures for discharge and repeals certain provisions relating to suspension of members of the Georgia State Patrol. The Act further provides that all officers, troopers, communications officers, and driver's license examiners who are in the classified service of the state merit system may be dismissed or suspended pending dismissal from their employment with the Department of Public Safety only in accordance with O.C.G.A. Chapter 45-20 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 35-2-46 and 35-2-47. Effective April 21, 1997.
Act 439; HB 557
This Act enacts the "Georgia Forensic Sciences Act of 1997," which substantially consolidates and revises the laws relating to the Division of Forensic Sciences of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and forensic testing of evidence. The Act provides for the duties and responsibilities of the Division of Forensic Sciences, the appointment, duties, and responsibilities of the director of the division, and the appointment, duties, and responsibilities of the chief medical examiner and for the official custodians of records of such division. The Act provides for the establishment of uniform procedures for tests to determine the presence of alcohol, drugs, or other substances in a person's breath, blood, urine, or other bodily substances and provides for rules relating to equipment and training. The Act provides for the condition of admissibility of and evidentiary effect of certain reports of forensic tests and provides for objections, determinations by the court, and examination of witnesses. The Act changes the title of the state medical examiner to the chief medical examiner and provides for the appointment under certain conditions of local and regional examiners who shall be licensed physicians or pathologists. The Act provides for the continuation in office of previously appointed medical examiners and the continued payment of certain fees. The Act provides, subject to the availability of funds, for the transportation of a
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deceased person to and from the site of the autopsy if such autopsy is to be performed by a state or regional medical examiner employed by the state. The Act further provides procedures relating to deaths resulting from accidents involving civil aviation, changes provisions relating to moving a body across a state line, and changes the provisions relating to obtaining blood samples where a person is unable to consent.
The Act repeals o.c.G.A. Sections 35-3-14, 35-3-15, and 35-3-16; enacts o.c.G.A. Sections 35-3-150 through 35-3-155; and amends O.C.G.A. Sections 45-16-21, 45-16-22, 45-16-25, 45-16-27, 45-16-29, 45-16-30, and 45-16-46.
Effective May 1, 1997.
Act 417; HB 183
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 35-3-37 to provide that after an individual has been arrested, if the offense is not referred to the prosecuting attorney or if the prosecuting attorney dismisses the charges without seeking an indictment or accusation, such individual may be entitled to have the records of such arrest expunged. The Act provides procedures for requesting expungement of records, fees to cover the costs of law enforcement agencies to expunge records, review by the proper prosecuting attorney, and criteria for expungement. The Act provides for the destruction of certain records if the records qualify for expungement and provides for the preservation of certain records to conform to constitutional requirements under Brady v. Maryland. The Act provides that the Georgia Crime Information Center shall restrict access to the criminal history of a person relating to records which have been expunged by the original agency. The Act provides that certain records shall be available to certain criminal justice officials under certain conditions. The Act provides for actions to enforce certain rights under the Act and provides for the award of reasonable court costs and attorney's fees in certain cases. The Act provides for appeals by the prosecuting attorney in cases where the recommendation of the prosecuting attorney is not followed and provides procedures for expungement of criminal records in certain cases where there has been an indictment or accusation.
Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 40; HB 187
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 35-6A-3 to add the director of the Georgia Indigent Defense Council to the membership of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.
Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 223; HB 755
This Act changes the definitions of the terms "law enforcement unit" and ''peace officer" under the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Act to include the Department of Children and Youth Services for the purpose of certain personnel authorized to exercise the power of arrest in connection with the custody, care, and control of delinquent children. The Act further authorizes the commissioner of youth services to designate certain law enforcement units and to designate as peace officers certain employees of the department and certain employees of entities which contract with the department.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 35-8-2 and 49-4A-8. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 194; HB 288
This Act provides that the training required of police chiefs shall be completed in sessions as selected and provided or approved by the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police or the Georgia Prison Wardens Association and which have been recognized by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council. The Act further provides that a waiver of the requirement of training may be granted if a newly appointed chief of police has served as an appointed chief of police or head of a law enforcement unit since
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December 31, 1992, without more than a 60 day break in service, or has satisfactorily completed training or education deemed by the council to be equivalent to the training required by law.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 35-8-20 and 35-8-20.1. Effective April 14, 1997.
Act 20; SB 173
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 35-8-25 to change the designation of certain bomb technicians and to include in mutual aid agreements certain emergency medical technicians or emergency medical professionals who provide medical support of explosive ordnance disposal operations. The Act further exempts certain training and technical materials relating to bombs and explosives from public disclosure except in limited circumstances to prevent a manifest injustice where such information is not available from other sources.
Effective March 28, 1997.
TITLE 36 LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Act 27; HB 54
This Act changes the membership of the boards of trustees of county law libraries and provides that library funds may be used to establish and maintain codification of county ordinances. The Act also provides that excess library funds may be granted to charitable tax-exempt organizations which provide civil legal representation for low-income people. In addition, the Act provides for jurisdiction in municipal courts of unified or consolidated governments over misdemeanors if certain conditions are met.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 36-15-1, 36-15-7, and 36-15-9 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 36-32-10.2.
Subsection (c) of amended O.C.G.A. Section 36-15-7, as set out in Section 2 of the Act, shall become effective on January 1, 1998; Section 5 shall become effective on April 4, 1997; and the remainder of the Act shall become effective on July 1, 1997.
Act 309; SB 113
This Act provides that in addition to reapportionment following publication of the decennial census, the governing authority of any municipal corporation is authorized, under certain circumstances, to reapportion or modify the election districts from which members of the municipal governing authority are elected.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 36-35-4.1. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 192; HB 217
This Act expresses the intent of the General Assembly that statutory provisions relating to alternative methods of municipal annexation or deannexation shall not affect or impair the authority of the General Assembly to annex or deannex by local Act.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 36-36-10. Effective April 14, 1997.
Act 307; SB 94
This Act changes the name of the Georgia Municipal Training Institute to the Harold F. Holtz Municipal Training Institute and adds two members to the board of such institute.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 36-45-3, 36-45-5, 36-45-6, 36-45-7, and 36-45-20.
Effective July 1, 1997.
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Act 305; SB 62
This Act prohibits the location of an explicit media outlet or adult movie house within 1,000 feet of a school building, school grounds, college campus, public place of worship, or area zoned primarily for residential use.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 36-60-3. 'Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 482; HB 489
This Act provides for the execution by each county and municipality of an agreement for the implementation of a local government service delivery strategy by July 1, 1999. The Act provides procedures for adopting the strategy, elements to be included within the strategy, and criteria to be met by the strategy.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 36-66-3 and o.c.G.A. Chapter 36-70. Effective May 1, 1997.
Act 483; HB 491
This Act requires the Department of Community Affairs to develop local government uniform charts of accounts to be adopted and used by all local units of government. The Act also requires the department to prepare a community indicators report for each local unit of government having annual expenditures of $250,000.00 or more.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 36-81-1, 36-81-3, and 36-81-8. Effective May 1, 1997.
Act 225; HB 803
This Act defines the term "local authority" and prohibits such authorities from issuing or granting a trust which issues any obligations to finance or refinance any real or personal property to be owned, leased, or operated by any governmental unit which is not a sponsoring governmental unit of such local authority.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Sections 36-82-220 through 36-82-222. Effective April 14, 1997.
Act 275; SB 101
This Act authorizes counties and municipal corporations to participate in federal and state programs which provide funds for job training, job research assistance, and workforce development programs and to accept and expend grant funds subject to such terms as may be required by the grantor.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 36-87-2. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 447; HB 663
This Act enacts the "Enterprise Zone Employment Act of 1997" so as to provide for the creation and comprehensive regulation of enterprise zones within municipalities and counties. The Act provides for municipal and county tax credits and exemptions or abatements for qualified businesses within an enterprise zone.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Chapter 36-88. Effective July 1, 1997.
TITLE 38 MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
Act 475; SB 335
This Act provides that permanent employees of the state, counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions are entitled to be paid
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for 18 days of ordered military leave in each federal fiscal year. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 38-2-279. Effective July 1, 1997.

TITLE 40 MOTOR VEHICLES

Act 42; HB 205

This Act provides that license plates and revalidation decals shall be issued to vehicle owners rather than being assigned to specific vehicles and shall be transferred from vehicle to vehicle under certain circumstances. The Act amends numerous provisions relating to license plates and revalidation decals. The Act changes numerous provisions relating to the payment of ad valorem taxation of motor vehicles.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-1-1, o.c.G.A. Chapter 40-2, and
O.C.G.A. Sections 48-2-61, 48-5-440, 48-5-471 through 48-5-474, and 48-10-7 and repeals o.c.G.A. Section 48-10-5.
Effective May 1, 1997.

Act 289; HB 487

This Act authorizes the state revenue commissioner to delegate to county

tag agents responsibility for receiving, processing, issuing, and storing

motor vehicle titles and registrations.

The Act authorizes the

commissioner to delegate to such tag agents the responsibility for the

retention of applications, certificates of title, notices of security

interests, and other documents. The Act authorizes the use of digital

signatures. The Act authorizes certain transactions relating to liens to be

made by electronic means.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Chapters 40-2 and 40-3.

Effective July 1, 1997.

Act 481; HB 104

This Act authorizes the use of motor vehicle dealers' number plates for private use by an employee or officer of the dealer. The Act authorizes the commissioner of revenue to issue special license plates for groups of
individuals numbering at least 1,000 persons. The Act provides that any disabled veteran shall be entitled to a special license plate. The Act provides for special license plates for square and round dancers, special license plates to honor Shrine hospitals, special license plates commemorating battlefields of the War Between the States, and special license plates supporting public schools.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 40-2-38 and 40-2-69 and enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 40-2-60.1, 40-2-86.1, 40-2-86.2, 40-2-86.3, and 40-2-86.4.
Effective May 1, 1997, but no special license plate shall be issued under this Act prior to January 1, 1998.

Act 437; HB 499

This Act provides for special license plates supporting the United States Disabled Athletes Fund.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 40-2-48. Effective July 1, 1997.

Act 459; HB 869

This Act provides that no certificate of title is required for a vehicle which is 15 or more model years old. The Act provides that the spouse or legal guardian of a disabled Pearl Harbor survivor may obtain a distinctive license plate for such survivor.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 40-2-85 and 40-3-4. Effective July 1, 1997.

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Act 290; HB 681

This Act enacts the "Teen-age and Adult Driver Responsibility Act." The Act provides that minors guilty of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol shall receive the same penalty as adults. The Act provides that school dropouts under the age of 18 shall not be issued an instruction permit or a drivers' license. The Act establishes a provisional class of drivers' licenses for persons age 16 and 17 years. The Act reduces the
allowable blood alcohol concentration for drivers under the age of 21. The Act provides for the suspension of the driver's license of a person entering a plea of nolo contendere of driving under the influence. The Act changes sentencing provisions relative to driving under the influence.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 15-11-35, 20-2-320, 20-2-690, 20-2-697, 37-7-2, 40-2-136, 40-5-1, 40-5-21, 40-5-22, 40-5-23, 40-5-24, 40-5-25, 40-5-27, 40-5-57.1, 40-5-63, 40-5-63.1, 40-5-64, 40-5-67, 40-5-67.1, 40-5-68, 40-5-69, 40-6-391, 40-6-391.1, 40-6-392, and 42-8-110 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 17-10-3.1.
Provisions of this Act restricting drivers' licenses for school dropouts are effective January 1, 1998. The remainder of this Act is effective July 1, 1997, and is applicable to offenses committed on and after that date.

Act 442; HB 587

This Act amends numerous provisions relating to the maintenance and disclosure of public records so as to comply with the federal Drivers' Privacy Protection Act of 1994. The Act provides restrictions on the dissemination of such information.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 40-5-1 and 40-5-2 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 40-5-105.
Effective April 29, 1997.

Act 441; HB 574

This Act provides that, unless requested by the applicant, social security numbers shall not be used as drivers' license numbers.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 40-5-28.1 and amends o.c.G.A. Sections
40-5-100, 40-5-149, 40-5-150, and 40-5-171. Effective July 1, 1997, and applicable to licenses, permits, and
identification cards issued on or after such date.

Act 311; SB 121

This Act provides that vehicles may use center turning lanes only for turning. The Act provides that either the Department of Transportation or a local governing authority may establish the speed limit in construction
zones. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 40-6-126 and amends O.C.G.A. Section
40-6-188. Effective July 1, 1997.

Act 182; HB 79

This Act provides for uniforms for persons appointed to handicapped parking place violations.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 40-6-228. Effective April 14, 1997.

enforce

Act 353; HB 398

This Act provides that sheriffs may authorize the use of speed detection devices within their jurisdiction. The Act provides that such devices may not be used where an arresting officer or a court officer is compensated on the fee system. The Act provides that such devices may be used only in jurisdictions employing at least one full-time certified peace officer.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 40-14-2. Effective July 1, 1997.

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Act 454; HB 695
This Act provides that the commissioner of public safety shall have authority over the administration of the motorcycle operator safety training program. The Act provides for the appointment of a state-wide motorcycle safety coordinator.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 40-15-1, 40-15-2, and 40-15-4. Effective April 29, 1997.
TITLE 41 NUISANCES
Act 291; SB 8
This Act provides that sport shooting ranges which remain in compliance with noise control rules, regulations, statutes, and ordinances in place at the range's inception shall not become nuisances based solely upon changed conditions in the area, and future local Acts purporting to regulate noise at such a range are inapplicable to conduct which was lawful and being engaged in prior to their adoption. The Act also provides that no range or range operator shall be subject to any action relating to noise control where the range has operated legally for one year.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 41-1-9. Effective July 1, 1997, and applicable with respect to conduct occurring on or after that date.
TITLE 42 PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Act 23; SB 105
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 42-1-12, relating to the registration of sexually violent predators, to change the definition of the term "criminal offense against a victim who is a minor" to include federal offenses and offenses committed in other states or territories of the United States under certain circumstances and to change the definition of the term "sexually violent offense" to include certain offenses which are not felonies. The Act requires registration for conviction of certain offenses committed in other jurisdictions and requires registration for a conviction for any offense which under the laws of this state would require registration. The Act requires those who no longer are considered sexually violent predators to continue to register for a ten-year period of time and provides that if a person who is required to register changes his or her address, the person shall be required to furnish such new address to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation not later than ten days after the change of address. The Act requires certain persons changing residence from another state to Georgia to comply with the registration requirements of this state and requires the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to obtain any needed information concerning the registrant. The Act further provides that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation or any sheriff maintaining records of sexually violent predators or certain other convicted persons shall release relevant information that is necessary to protect the public.
Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 303; SB 48
This Act provides for certification by the Department of Corrections of copies or compilations of the computerized records of the department and the authority to furnish duly authenticated copies of any records in response to a subpoena or request from a government or judicial official. The Act provides that any private person, organization, or corporation with whom the commissioner of corrections has contracted for the land acquisition, design, construction, operation, maintenance, use, lease, or management of a state prison or for any services related to the custody,
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care, and control of inmates may utilize penal labor in the same manner as any such labor may be utilized by any other penal institution operated under the authority of the Board of Corrections and provides that any such contracts shall factor the value of penal labor such that the state is the only financial beneficiary of the same. The Act further provides that records of the Department of Corrections or authenticated copies thereof ?hall be admissible in civil or criminal proceedings as proof of the contents thereof.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 42-5-36 and 42-5-60 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 24-7-27.
Effective April 21, 1997.
Act 273; SB 69
This Act provides that the municipal court judge who is a member of the County and Municipal Probation Advisory Council shall be designated by the Council of Municipal Court Judges of Georgia. The Act provides that private entities which contract to provide probation services in counties or municipalities shall provide quarterly reports to the judge with whom the contract was made and the council in such detail as the council may require. The Act further provides that records of private entities which contract to provide such probation services shall be open to inspection by the County and Municipal Probation Advisory Council.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 42-8-101, 42-8-103, 42-8-106, and 42-8-107.
Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 205; HB 407
This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 42-9-15 to provide that no member of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles or full-time employee thereof, during his or her service upon or under the board, shall engage in any other business or profession or hold any other public office which business, profession, or office conflicts with his or her official duties as a member of the board or as an employee thereof. The Act further provides that an employee of the board shall not be required to resign from employment if he or she becomes a candidate for a public office of a county, school district, or municipality which does not require full-time service or accepts appointment to such an office, but provides that an employee of the board shall be required to resign from employment if he or she becomes a candidate for the General Assembly or becomes a candidate for or accepts appointment to a public office which requires full-time service.
Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 316; SB 242
This Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 42-9-20.1 to provide that the State Board of Pardons and Paroles shall develop and implement a system whereby any interested citizen of this state shall be permitted to contact the board through an electronic calling system or by other means and receive information relating to persons who have been convicted of a felony, who have been paroled, and whose current addresses are within the state, provided that the board may charge a reasonable fee to cover the cost of providing such information and that the board shall not release any information regarding a person who has previously been paroled and whose civil rights have been restored.
Effective on July 1 of the fiscal year for which funds necessary to carry out its purposes are specifically appropriated or upon the State Board of Pardons and Paroles establishing a data base and system to make the information available, whichever occurs first.
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Act 263; SB 303
This Act authorizes the joint-secretary of the state examining boards to retain all funds received as collection fees for use in defraying the cost of collecting the fees required by law, allows the board to impose on a licensee or applicant a fee or charge sufficient to cover the legal costs incurred in conducting an investigative or disciplinary proceeding, and permits the joint-secretary to disclose information concerning certain investigations for unlicensed practice.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 43-1-3, 43-1-19, and 43-1-21. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 478; HB 374
This Act changes the registration requirements for firms of public accountants or certified public accountants, changes the provisions relating to renewal of registration, and requires firms to complete a board approved peer review program within the 36 months preceding registration renewal. The Act provides for certain immunity from civil and criminal liability for reporting or investigating the acts or omissions of a licensee or applicant and for testimony to the State Board of Accountancy under peer review, changes the provisions relative to confidentiality of communications and disclosure of information, and provides that certain proceedings and data obtained through peer review shall be immune from discovery or use as evidence in certain civil actions.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 43-3-21, 43-3-23, 43-3-24, 43-3-28, 43-3-29, 43-3-32, 43-3-34, 43-3-35, and 43-3-37. The Act repeals O.C.G.A. Sections 43-3-23.1, 43-3-23.2, and 43-3-23.3 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 43-3-38.
The sections of the Act pertaining to certain immunity granted to testimony, data, and proceedings under peer review become effective July 1, 1997. The remaining provisions of the Act become effective July 1, 1998.
Act 472; SB 278
This Act changes the definition of chiropractic to include by reference certain types of adjustments that are currently within the scope of practice authorized for licensed chiropractors.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 43-9-1. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 323; SB 214
This Act requires a doctor of chiropractic to provide for referral to the appropriate health care provider and provides that failure to refer to the appropriate health care provider may be grounds for refusal or revocation of a license.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 43-9-12.1. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 262; SB 287
This Act increases the experience requirement from 18 months to 36 months for persons under whom apprentice cosmetologists may work and learn and requires every shop or owner to register apprentices with the joint-secretary. The Act authorizes beauty shops or salons to employ persons to shampoo hair and deletes the board registration requirement for such persons.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 43-10-14 and 43-10-17. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 50; HB 272
This Act changes the provisions relating to definitions and requirements for licensure in marriage and family therapy by authorizing the board to select the academic accrediting body and by deleting certain required
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courses. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 43-10A-3 and 43-10A-13. Effective April 4, 1997.

Act 427; HB 416

This Act establishes the classification of associate professional ',.counselor, provides for licensing requirements, prohibits the use of the
title without licensure, and limits the practice of associate professional counselors. The Act also changes the licensure exception for certain persons providing services to individuals with disabilities or employed by agencies or departments of the state or its political subdivisions.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 43-10A-7, 43-10A-11, and 43-44-7. Effective July 1, 1997.

Act 208; HB 451

This Act changes the duration of a driver from two years to four years.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 43-13-6. Effective July 1, 1997.

training

instructor

license

Act 186; HB 143

This Act provides for increased penalties for unlawful practice as a professional engineer or land surveyor by authorizing the board to fine violators at least $100.00 but not to exceed $5,000.00 per violation.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 43-15-26. Effective July 1, 1997.

Act 369; HB 841

This Act requires any person who is licensed as a registered professional nurse to use certain identification during the time direct patient care is provided.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 43-26-6. Effective July 1, 1997.

Act 284; SB 228

This Act revises the "Georgia Physical Therapy Act" so as to change certain definitions, the qualifications and term limits of members appointed to the State Board of Physical Therapy, the license requirements for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants, and the granting
of training permits. The Act requires the use of certain titles during the provision of direct patient care by physical therapists or assistants.
The Act repeals and reenacts O.C.G.A. Chapter 43-33. Effective July 1, 1997.

Act 34; HB 138

This Act authorizes the Composite State Board of Medical Examiners to require persons seeking renewal of certification as respiratory care professionals to complete board approved continuing education biennially.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 43-34-3. Effective July 1, 1997.

Act 345; HB 238

This Act provides for the issuance of a license in lieu of a certificate to a physician's assistance upon approval by the Composite State Board of Medical Examiners and changes provisions related to licensure and relicensure accordingly. The Act requires that the board membership represent all geographic regions of the state.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 43-34-21, 43-34-22, 43-34-26.1, 43-34-103, 43-34-104, and 43-34-107.

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Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 276; SB 107
This Act requires physicians physically located in another state or foreign country who perform certain patient care services in this state through the use of telecommunication to be licensed to practice medicine in this state and subject to regulation by the state board. The Act provides for specific exceptions to the licensure requirement based upon the consultation service being occasional, without compensation, or provided as a guest of a medical school approved by the board.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 43-34-31.1. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 404; SB 341
This Act provides that an individual has a right to any experimental or nonconventional medical treatment for an illness or disease which is potentially life threatening or chronically disabling by a licensed physician if the treatment poses no unreasonable risk of danger and certain information regarding the treatment has been disclosed to the patient or the patient's legal representative. Such medical treatment shall not constitute unprofessional practice or conduct.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 43-34-42.1. Effective April 22, 1997.
Act 36; HB 172
This Act authorizes the Georgia Real Estate Appraisers Board to enter into contracts to assist it in the conduct of investigations of the conduct of appraisers, to retain all funds received as collection fees for use in defraying the cost of collecting fees required by law, and to revoke any appraiser classification and issue a more restricted classification. The Act provides that noncompliance with the standards required by the appropriate federal regulatory agency involved in any real estate appraisal activity constitutes a violation of the standards of conduct required of appraisers.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 43-39A-2, 43-39A-9, 43-39A-11, 43-39A-13, and 43-39A-18.
Effective April 4, 1997.
Act 37; HB 173
This Act authorizes the Georgia Real Estate Commission to establish by rule standards for the approval of schools offering the education courses required by law, to require certain documentation of an applicant for a nonresident license, to permit a licensed broker in Georgia to share a real estate commission with a licensed broker in another state acting only as a referral agent, to enter into contracts to assist in the conduct of investigations and examinations of brokers' trust accounts, and to retain all funds received as collection fees for use in defraying the cost of collection of fees required by law.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 43-40-8, 43-40-9, and 43-40-14. Effective April 4, 1997.
Act 188; HB 174
This Act changes the definition of terms for the purpose of licensing used motor vehicle dealers so as to exclude persons registered as auctioneers when auctioning used motor vehicles which are being disposed of under the administration of an estate or when auctioning vehicles and property owned by a common owner.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 43-47-2. Effective July 1, 1997.
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Act 297; HB 345
This Act provides that no person operating a small public water supply system and required to be certified as a water system operator prior to July 1, 2000, shall be required to possess a high school diploma or its equivalent.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 43-51-6.1. ~Effective July 1, 1997.
TITLE 44 PROPERTY
Act 293; HB 255
This Act relates to real estate brokerage commission agreements in connection with the leasing of commercial real estate. The Act provides for the effect of written commission agreements and for the protection of contractual rights of real estate brokers to receive compensation subsequent to certain transfers of property. The Act also provides for notices of commission rights and their contents, filing, the effect of such filing, and for the waiver and release of commission rights.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 44-7-21. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 281; SB 175
This Act permits the use of "open-end" security clauses by the transferee or assignee of an original party to a home equity line of credit agreement under certain circumstances.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 44-14-1. Effective April 14, 1997.
Act 359; HB 533
This Act changes the manner of perfection and filing of security interests relating to fixtures and personalty of certain railroad and utility corporations. The Act also defines nonconforming liens, provides that the filing of a nonconforming lien in county land records shall have no effect, and provides a method of canceling the record of a nonconforming lien.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 44-14-36, 44-14-320, and 11-9-302. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 295; HB 298
This Act relates to mechanics' and materialmen's liens. The Act provides that if certain contracts between the party claiming the lien and the contractor or subcontractor include a provision preventing payment to the claimant until after the contractor or the subcontractor has received payment, then the person furnishing material, services, labor, and supplies shall be relieved of the necessity of filing an action or obtaining judgment against the contractor or subcontractor as a prerequisite to enforcing a lien against the property improved by the contractor or subcontractor.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-361.1. Effective July 1, 1997.
TITLE 45 PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Act 312; SB 131
This Act provides that depositories which meet certain qualifications may secure deposits of public funds using the dedicated method or the pooled
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method. The Act provides that under the dedicated method, a depository shall secure the deposits of each of its public depositors separately, and under the pooled method, a depository shall secure deposits of public funds of public bodies which have deposits with it through a pool of collateral established by the depository with a custodian for the benefit of public bodies having deposits with such depository. The Act provides that if a depository elects the pooled method, it may use the pooled method with some public depositors and the dedicated method with other public depositors, provided that any depository that offers the pooled method shall also offer the dedicated method. The Act provides for the determination of amounts of collateral and for custodian agreements. The Act provides for substitutions of collateral and notification relative to such substitutions. The Act requires depositories using the pooled method to meet certain standards and provides procedures upon a default by such a depository. The Act further provides for limited liability for public officials relating to collateralization of public funds by the dedicated or pooled method.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 45-8-l, 45-8-13, and 45-8-17 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 45-8-13.1.
Effective April 21, 1997.
Act 222; HB 719
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 45-12-35, relating to rewards for the detection or apprehension of perpetrators of certain felonies or other offenses, to increase the amount of the reward which may be offered by a county or municipality to $25,000.00.
Effective April 14, 1997.
Act 473; SB 297
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 45-12-178 to provide that the chairperson of the Budgetary Responsibility Oversight Committee shall maintain a list of those programs for which the committee is requesting evaluations and shall provide the list, and any subsequent revisions to the list, to the director of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget and to the state auditor. The Act further provides that the Research Office of the Budgetary Responsibility Oversight Committee shall verify with state departments the implementation of the departments' plans set forth in their 90 day responses and shall inform the committee about each department's progress at reasonable intervals.
Effective April 29, 1997.
Act 53; HB 308
This Act provides that the Secretary of State shall publish the official directory of state and county officials and officers in each odd-numbered year instead of annually. The Act provides that the director of the Department of Archives and History shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of State. The Act further changes the name of the Georgia State Museum of Science and Industry to the Georgia Capitol Museum.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 45-13-27, 45-13-44, and 45-13-60. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 261; SB 284
This Act provides for the transfer of certain centralized record-keeping and certification functions relating to notaries public and fees therefor from .the Secretary of State to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority. The Act further provides that an apostille shall be obtained only from the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority on or after the thirtieth day following the authority's designation by the United States Department of State as an authority in the United States competent to issue an apostille.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 45-17-4, 45-17-11, 45-17-13, 45-17-14, 45-17-15, 45-17-17, and 45-17-19.
Effective July 1, 1997.
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Act 306; SB 91
This Act provides that if a county does not offer or provide a health insurance plan, health maintenance organization, or other health benefits plan for its county officers, then such county officers, by majority vote, may elect to be included in any health plan or plans established for state employees. The Act authorizes the State Personnel Board to contract with the County Officers Association of Georgia for the participation of certain county officers in any health insurance plan or plans established for state employees and authorizes the various counties to contract with the County Officers Association of Georgia for the participation of certain county officers in such health insurance plan or plans. The Act provides for contributions and deductions, for the collection of payments from county employees, retirees, and dependents, and for the development of rates for coverage based on actual claims experience of the individuals covered. The Act shall not preclude the exercise of any options or rights otherwise available to certain county officers under other state or federal laws relating to extension or continuation of health benefits. The Act further provides that employees of the Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of Georgia shall be eligible to participate in the state employees' health insurance plan or plans.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 45-18-5 and 45-18-7.3. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 421; HB 337
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 45-18-7.3, relating to the state employees' health insurance plan, to change references to the Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund to the Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund.
Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 302; SB 33
This Act provides that the State Personnel Board shall no longer use hearing officers employed by the board, but administrative law judges appointed by the chief state administrative law judge shall hold hearings and otherwise assist the board in the resolution of appeals. The Act provides that the State Personnel Board may provide by rule that proposed decisions in all or specified classes of cases before the Office of State Administrative Hearings will become final without further action by the board and without expiration of the 30 day review period otherwise provided by law. The Act further provides that certain hearing officers, other personnel, equipment, and property of the State Personnel Board and certain independent hearing officers under contract with the board shall be administratively transferred to the Office of State Administrative Hearings.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 45-20-3, 45-20-8, 45-20-9, 49-5-41, 50-13-42, and 50-13-44.
Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 304; SB 59
This Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 45-20-19 to provide that whenever any state department or agency proposes to eliminate one or more classified positions or terminate the employment of one or more classified employees through a reduction in force under State Personnel Board rules, no position elimination or employment termination may become effective until at least 30 days after the affected employee has been provided a statement of the nature of the proposed action, an explanation of the rights of the affected employee with respect to the proposed reduction in force including any right of appeal or opportunities for continued employment, and an explanation of the affected employee's rights and options with respect to his or her employment benefits. The Act provides that when 25 or more classified positions are involved, written notice shall be given to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives prior to such notice to employees. The Act further provides an exception with
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respect to a reduction in force due to lack of funds to pay the salaries of affected employees.
Effective April 21, 1997.
Act 471; SB 271
This Act enacts the "Governmental Reorganization and Termination from Employment Reform Act of 1997." The Act creates the State Personnel Oversight Commission and prohibits certain personnel actions which result in involuntary separation from state employment without approval of such commission. The Act requires state employers to notify the commission of proposed involuntary separations and to provide continued employment pending the completion of procedures to obtain positions of continued employment for employees proposed for termination. The Act requires the commission to provide written notice of a contemplated involuntary separation to each chief executive officer of each state department and requires that each such department chief executive officer provide a written response to the commission regarding available employment for that employee proposed for termination. The Act provides conditions for continued employment and offers of such employment and conditions for involuntary separations. The Act limits certain governmental reorganizations and provides for employment transfers relating thereto and for failure to accept such transfers. The Act provides sanctions against department chief executive officers who fail to make required responses and against employers who proceed with involuntary separations. The Act further provides that a reorganization by an employer in violation of the Act is void, and no employee shall be separated from employment as a result of such void reorganization, whether or not that person is eligible for involuntary separation.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Chapter 45-24. Effective April 29, 1997.
TITLE 46 PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Act 292; SB 215
This Act enacts Article 5 of O.C.G.A. Chapter 46-4, the "Natural Gas Competition and Deregulation Act," which provides for unbundling of natural gas services and for deregulation of certain services based upon particular findings by the Public Service Commission. The article requires continued rate and other regulation of firm distribution service and establishes certification and other requirements for gas marketers serving firm customers. The article applies to local distribution companies which elect to become subject to its provisions. The Act also establishes an alternative method of setting rates for natural gas local distribution companies and provides for discovery in certain rate proceedings.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 46-1-1 and 46-2-57 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 46-2-23.1 and Article 5 of o.c.G.A. Chapter 46-4.
Effective April 14, 1997.
Act 395; HB 888
This Act requires toll-free calling between two telephones within a 22 mile radius of a local exchange serving such telephones. The Act also authorizes certain rate increases to cover the cost of the toll-free calling requirement and requires balloting of subscribers in affected local exchanges under certain circumstances.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 46-2-25.3. Effective April 22, 1997.
Act 279; SB 130
This Act authorizes the Public Service Commission to impose a civil penalty of up to $15,000.00 (and of up to $10,000.00 for each additional
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day) for certain violations of laws administered by the commission or of commission regulations and orders .
.The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 46-2-91. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 310; SB 118
This Act redefines the term "project" in the "Georgia Rail Passenger Authority Law" so as to incorporate a requirement that the project be approved by the State Transportation Board as part of a regional or state-wide transportation plan.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 46-9-272. Effective July 1, 1997.
TITLE 47 RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS
Act 10; HB 334
This Act limits the right of public inspection of records maintained by public retirement systems relating to investment and account information.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 47-1-14 and amends O.C.G.A. Section 50-14-3.
Effective March 11, 1997.
Act 203; HB 339
This Act authorizes the board of truste~s of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia to provide by rule or regulation for the payment of benefits to the extent that such payment is required to maintain the retirement system's status as a qualified retirement plan under federal tax laws.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 47-2-110. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 204; HB 380
This Act provides that any member of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia employed as an officer, noncommissioned officer, or trooper by the Uniform Division of the Department of Public Safety may retire at any time after attaining the age of 55 years. The Act repeals now inoperative provisions relating to mandatory retirement for such persons.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 47-2-223. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 422; HB 340
This Act changes the name of the Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund to the Georgia Firefighter's Pension Fund.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Chapter 47-7. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 357; HB 463
This Act authorizes the board of trustees of the Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund, the board of commissioners of the Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund, the board of commissioners of the Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of Georgia, and the board of commissioners of the Peace Officers Annuity and Benefit Fund to invest fund assets in foreign corporations. The Act establishes limits on such investments.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 47-7-23, 47-11-23, 47-16-26, and 47-17-23.
Effective July 1, 1997.
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Act 349; HB 333
This Act clarifies the manner in which a tax is levied on fire insurance premiums to fund the Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund. The Act provides a mechanism for the refund of such taxes wrongly paid.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 47-7-61. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 350; HB 348
This Act changes the mandatory retirement age under the Trial Judges and Solicitors Retirement Fund from 70 to 75 years of age.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 47-10-100. Effective July 1, 1997.
TITLE 48 REVENUE AND TAXATION
Act 29; HB 83
This Act redefines the terms "Internal Revenue Code" and "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" and incorporates the provisions of federal law into Georgia law.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-1-2. Effective April 4, 1997, and applicable to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1997.
Act 288; HB 479
This Act changes certain powers and duties of the state revenue commissioner and authorizes the settlement and compromise of tax assessments; payment of refunds by electronic funds transfer; electronic transmission of executions; settlement and discharge of certain uncollectable debts; and changing of filing periods for employer tax returns.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 48-2-18.1, 48-2-32, 48-3-1, 48-7-82, 48-7-103, 48-7-106, and 48-8-56 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 48-3-23.1.
Effective July 1, 1997, except for filing period changes which become effective January 1, 1998.
Act 287; SB 270
This Act makes numerous changes regarding notice of and enforcement of tax executions including notice to owners of mortgages and security deeds. In addition, the Act revises substantially the manner and method of selling and transferring of tax executions in lot blocks.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 48-3-9, 48-3-11, and 48-3-19. Effective April 14, 1997.
Act 55; HB 388
This Act changes the amount required to be paid for the redemption of property from a tax sale.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-4-42. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 316; SB 143
This Act provides for the creation and operation of land bank authorities by consolidated governments.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 48-4-60 through 48-4-65. Effective July 1, 1997.
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Act 356; HB 459
This Act clarifies the ad valorem tax exemption for public property with respect to certain property held on behalf of a county, city, or school district. The Act also provides for conditions under which a homestead exemption or the freeport exemption will be wholly or partially waived for a taxable year and changes provisions regarding the time in which the county board of tax assessors must complete its revision and assessment of returns.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 48-5-41, 48-5-45, 48-5-48.1, and 48-5-302.
Effective January 1, 1998, and applicable to all taxable years beginning on or after that date except for the public property provisions which become effective April 21, 1997.
Act 396; HB 429
This Act provides for the adoption by the state revenue commissioner and requirement of use of a uniform procedural manual for appraising real property for ad valorem tax purposes.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 48-5-269.1. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 354; HB 418
This Act classifies commercial vehicles as a separate class of property and provides for a different method of returning and valuation of such vehicles for ad valorem tax purposes.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 48-5-440, 48-5-441, 48-5-442, and 48-5-442.1.
Effective January 1, 1998.
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Act 183; HB 84

This Act changes the provisions regarding the distribution of from certain intangible taxes.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 48-6-8, 48-6-72, and 48-6-74. Effective April 14, 1997.

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Act 198; HB 306

This Act revises substantially the provisions regarding the failure to pay certain intangible recording taxes and the effect thereof on certain actions with respect to the indebtedness.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-6-77. Effective July 1, 1997.

Act 48; HB 241

This Act provides for conditions under which the distributive shares of nonresident members of resident limited partnerships shall not constitute taxable income.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 48-7-23, 48-7-24, and 48-7-129. Effective April 4, 1997, and applicable to all taxable years beginning on
or after January 1, 1997.

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Act 184; HB 85

This Act provides for refundable income tax credits with respect to

previously taxed income which is subsequently repaid by the taxpayer.

The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 48-7-28.1.

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Act 416; HB 151

This Act changes certain provisions regarding tax credits for business enterprises in less developed areas and for manufacturing facilities or support facilities in tier 1 counties by authorizing the claiming of such credits upon a calendar year basis.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 48-7-40.12. Effective April 29, 1997.

Act 57; HB 428

This Act makes numerous changes which extend to telecommunications the existing job tax credits and optional tax credits for manufacturing facilities and manufacturing support facilities. The Act also provides new income tax credits for increasing research activities and rapidly growing small businesses.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 48-7-40, 48-7-40.1, 48-7-40.2, 48-7-40.3, 48-7-40.4, 48-7-40.7, 48-7-40.8, and 48-7-40.9 and enacts o.c.G.A. Sections 48-7-40.12 and 48-7-40.13.
Effective April 4, 1997, and applicable to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1997, except new income tax credits are applicable to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1998.

Act 435; HB 490

This Act provides a sales tax exemption for certain components of machinery. The Act also provides for additional notice requirements with respect to the special purpose local option tax.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 48-8-3 and 48-8-111.

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Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 19; HB 165
This Act changes certain provisions of the homestead option sales tax by removing certain limitations with respect to the levy of the tax and by making the state sales tax exemption for certain food and beverages .. applicable to the tax. The Act also further defines and implements the sales tax for educational purposes.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 48-8-3 and 48-8-102 and reenacts o.c.G.A. Sections 48-8-140, 48-8-141, and 48-8-142.
Effective March 28, 1997.
Act 408; HB 70
This Act provides a sales tax exemption for the sale or use of machinery or equipment, or both, which is used directly in the remanufacture of aircraft engines or aircraft engine parts or components.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-8-3. Effective April 29, 1997.
Act l; HB 60
This Act changes certain provisions of the homestead option sales tax by authorizing the use of part of the proceeds for certain capital outlay projects.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 48-8-101, 48-8-102, 48-8-103, 48-8-104, and 48-8-106.
Effective January 28, 1997.
Act 358; HB 531
This Act authorizes the proceeds of the special purpose local option tax to be expended for the purposes of retiring certain previously incurred bonded indebtedness of cities and of funding capital outlay projects consisting of related capital equipment used in the operation of public safety or airport facilities.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-8-111. Effective April 21, 1997.
Act 180; HB 15
This Act changes the provisions regarding the date of termination of the special purpose local option sales tax.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-8-112. Effective April 14, 1997, and applicable to taxes imposed or to be imposed under resolutions or ordinances adopted on or after that date.
Act 193; HB 228
This Act changes the provisions regarding the levy of the special purpose local option sales tax for the development of a sanitary landfill which purpose becomes economically infeasible.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 48-8-121. Effective April 14, 1997, and applicable to taxes imposed prior to that date.
Act 342; HB 94
This Act provides for an additional 7 percent hotel motel tax levy by local consolidated governments for civic centers and performing arts . facilities.
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 48-13-51. Effective April 21, 1997.
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Act 355; HB 425
This Act provides for an additional 7 percent hotel motel tax levy for the support of a convention and conference center facility.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-13-51. Effective April 21, 1997.
Act 438; HB 508
This Act provides for an additional 7 percent hotel motel tax levy for marketing or operating a community auditorium or theater facilities or a convention or trade center of which the theater or auditorium is a part and an additional 7 percent hotel motel tax levy for operating, maintaining, and marketing a conference center facility.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 48-13-51. Effective April 29, 1997.

TITLE 49 SOCIAL SERVICES

Act 389; SB 104

This Act creates the "Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act" (TANF)

required by federal law and repeals the "Aid to Dependent Children Act."

It implements a four-year cap on cash assistance and a family cap and a

one-year cap for legal immigrants; it requires that recipients of cash

assistance find jobs and participate in programs required by the Department

of Human Resources, which is permitted and required to promulgate rules and

regulations for the enforcement and management of TANF. The Act creates

the LEARNFARE program and makes conforming amendments to numerous Code

sections.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 19-11-9.2, 19-11-12, 19-11-21, 21-2-222,

49-3-6, 49-4-3, 49-4-11, 49-4-13, 49-4-15, 49-4-15.1, 49-4-16, 49-4-170,

49-4-171, and 49-5-7; enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 49-4-19 and 49-4-180 through

49-4-192; and repeals o.c.G.A. Section 48-7-42 and Article 5 of O.C.G.A.

Chapter 49-4.

Effective April 22, 1997.
This Act adds a definition plan for medical assistance
The Act amends o.c.G.A. Se

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Act 490; HB 377

This Act creates the "Medicaid Fraud Forfeiture Act of 1997" and states that property and proceeds obtained as a result of Medicaid fraud are
subject to forfeiture to the state in an action brought by the state under the Act and provides a mechanism for recovering fraudulently obtained Medicaid proceeds from providers.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 49-4-146.1 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section
49-4-146.3. Effective May 5, 1997.

Act 264; SB 304

This Act changes the provisions of the "Georgia Medical Assistance Act of 1977" relating to unlawful acts and penalties so as to increase the civil penalties for abuse of the system and changes the provisions relating to administrative hearings and appeals held when an applicant for medical
assistance is turned down. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 49-4-146.1 and 49-4-153. Effective July 1, 1997.

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Act 346; HB 273
This Act provides for the reuse of certain unused unit dosage drugs in certain long-term care facilities under restricted circumstances.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 49-4-152.3. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 425; HB 371
This Act requires that the Department of Medical Assistance shall require refunds of certain drug rebates obtained by providers of medical assistance in its contracts with such providers.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 49-4-152.3. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 436; HB 496
This Act allows the Department of Children and Youth Services to lease state property to private vendors selected to operate certain programs on behalf of the department and provides restrictions on such leases.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 49-4A-7. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 210; HB 497
This Act provides authorization for the Department of Children and Youth Services to reimburse department employees for damage to or loss of apparel caused by a youth in the custody of the department.
The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Section 49-4A-14. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 443; HB 622
This Act changes the name of the Department of Children and Youth Services to the Department of Juvenile Justice and makes conforming amendments.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 12-11-7, 15-11-4, 15-11-8, 15-11-17, 15-11-20, 15-11-35, 15-11-35.1, 15-11-36, 15-11-37, 15-11-38, 15-11-41, 15-11-42, 15-11-56, 15-11-58, 15-11-59, 16-5-21, 16-5-24, 16-5-93, 17-10-14, 17-17-3, 20-2-133, 20-2-230, 20-3-513, 35-6A-3, 35-8-2, 42-5-52, 45-9-4, 45-9-42, 45-9-81, 47-2-295.1, 47-2-295.2, 47-17-1, 49-4A-1, 49-4A-2, 49-4A-3, 49-4A-4, 49-4A-5, 49-4A-12, 49-4A-13, 49-5-10.1, 49-5-130, 49-5-154, 49-5-155, 49-5-225, and 49-5-253.
Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 495; HB 112
This Act increases the amount of financial assistance which may be paid to families who adopt hard-to-place children from 75 percent of actual expenses to 100 percent.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 49-5-8. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 207; HB 438
This Act eliminates the ability of the Department of Children and Youth Services to transfer at-risk unruly or delinquent youth to the Department of Corrections.
The Act repeals O.C.G.A. Section 49-5-10.1. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 318; SB 150
This Act provides for funding and personnel for the Georgia Silver-Haired Legislature and for new procedures relating to the selections of members therefor.
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The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 49-6-40. Effective July 1, 1998.
Act 418; HB 206
This Act changes the purpose of "The Economic Rehabilitation Act of 1975" to allow for the administration, allocation, and distribution of funds from the Community Services Block Grant program and other funding sources, to provide for the definition of a community action agency, and to provide for and promote individual and family self-sufficiency. It also makes conforming amendments so as to allow the Act to effectuate its new purposes.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 49-8-2, 49-8-3, and 49-8-5. Effective April 29, 1997.
TITLE 50 STATE GOVERNMENT
Act 480; HB 644
This Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 50-3-75 to designate the Georgia tartan as the official tartan of Georgia.
Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 228; HB 845
This Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 50-3-75 to designate the Hawkinsville Civitan Club's "Shoot the Bull" barbecue championship as the official state beef barbecue championship cookoff. The Act further designates the Dooly County Chamber of Commerce's "Slosheye Trail Big Pig Jig" as the official state pork barbecue championship cookoff.
Effective April 14, 1997.
Act 476; SB 262
This Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 50-4-5 to provide that no contract between a state agency and a private provider for the operation of all or part of an institution under the control of the agency shall be entered into unless it is preceded by a feasibility study which finds: (1) that state employees employed in the operation of the institution transferred to the private provider will have a reasonable opportunity to apply for continued employment either with the state or with the private provider, or (2) that any state employees who are displaced from employment as a result of the transfer of operations to the private provider will be eligible for participation in an employment assistance program implemented by the Department of Labor.
Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 272; SB 57
This Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 50-4-5 to provide that 60 days before any unit of the executive branch enters into a contract to privatize the operation of any institution or program, such department, agency, authority, or other unit shall give written notice of the proposed privatization to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and the appropriate legislative overview committee, if any. This Act does not apply with respect to any privatization effort begun prior to July 1, 1997, or to the renewal of any contract or agreement for the privatization of an institution or program.
Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 213; HB 558
This Act provides that certain financial records of the Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services such as participant account balances in the
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local government investment pool, wiring or Automated Clearing House transfers, account analysis statements, bank account numbers, proprietary computer software, and security codes and procedures shall not constitute public records and shall not be open to inspection by the general public, provided that there are conditions for limited access. The Act authorizes the director of the Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services to invest in sertain securities authorized for direct investment by selling or purchasing such obligations under agreements to resell or repurchase the obligations and provides for conditions and limitations with respect thereto. The Act further authorizes the director of the Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services to invest in certain bonds, bills, certificates of indebtedness, notes, or other obligations of the United States and its subsidiary corporations and instrumentalities and provides for conditions and limitations with respect thereto.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 50-5A-11 and amends O.C.G.A. Sections 50-17-2 and 50-17-63.
Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 43; HB 208
This Act, relating to metropolitan area planning and development commissions, changes the definition of the term "municipality" to mean an incorporated municipality lying primarily within a metropolitan statistical area. The Act further provides for the method of selecting mayoral members of a commission in the event the mayors of municipalities within a county fail to designate one of their number as a member.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 50-8-80, 50-8-84, and 50-8-85. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 274; SB 87
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 50-13-2 to include the Department of Technical and Adult Education among the agencies exempted from the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."
Effective April 14, 1997.
Act 35; HB 171
This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 50-13-2, relating to the ''Georgia Administrative Procedure Act," to redefine the term "agency" so that such term shall not apply to the Department of Revenue when conducting hearings related to alcoholic beverages.
Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 468; SB 81
This Act, relating to the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act," provides that in the formulation and adoption of any rule, an agency shall choose an alternative that does not impose excessive regulatory costs on any regulated person or entity which costs could be reduced by a less expensive alternative that fully accomplishes the stated objectives of the statutes which are the basis of the proposed rule. The Act provides an agency is authorized to grant a variance or waiver to a rule when a person subject to that rule demonstrates that the purpose of the underlying statute upon which the rule is based can be or has been achieved by other specific means which are agreeable to the person seeking the variance or waiver and that strict application of the rule would create a substantial hardship to such person. The Act provides for a register of requests for variances and waivers and of approved variances and waivers which shall be available to the public. The Act provides procedures for requesting variances or waivers and for judicial review of agency decisions. The Act does not apply to certain agency rules including rules applicable to federal programs, protection of natural resources, or rules where the granting of a waiver or variance would be harmful to the public health, safety, or welfare. The Act further provides that the validity of any rule, waiver, or variance may be determined in an action for declaratory judgment
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when it is alleged that the rule, waiver, or variance or its threatened application interferes with or impairs the legal rights of the petitioner.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 50-13-4 and 50-13-10 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 50-13-9.1.
Effective July l, 1997.

Act 469; SB 119

This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 50-17-50 to add the commissioner of transportation to the membership of the State Depository Board. The Act further provides that no member of the State Depository Board shall vote to name and appoint as state depositories of state funds any financial institution in which the member is a stockholder, board member, or owner.
Effective July l, 1997.

Act 308; SB 95

This Act provides that the State Depository Board may authorize any agency of the state which has a foreign office to deposit state funds for current operating expenses in certain foreign banks organized under the laws of a foreign country the deposits of which are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, provided that the balance of such deposits in any one foreign bank does not exceed limits prescribed by the State Depository Board.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 50-17-50 and 50-17-63. Effective January 1, 1998.

Veto No. 12; SB 349

This Act provides that before entering into a financial agreement with a

nonprofit organization, a state organization shall require the nonprofit

organization to furnish f' a E~ n f the previous fiscal year

prepared in conformity with

unting principles and

audited in conformity with

lly c

ing standards. The Act

requires additional financi

r

from such nonprofit

organizations and provides

re e

state auditor. The Act

provides that a nonprofit or i tioe w

s public funds from a

state organization and whi

ived the funds does not

comply with this Act shall be required to repay the funds to the state

organization and shall be prohibited from receiving funds from any state

organization for a period of 12 months. The Act provides that such

financial information and audits shall be available for public inspection.

The Act shall not apply to contracts entered into after competitive bids,

individual employment contracts, and benefit payments made by state

organizations to a nonprofit organization on behalf of individuals for

health care or other services. The Act further prohibits the operation of

certain motor vehicles owned or leased by a state or local governmental

entity or owned or leased with certain public funds unless such vehicles

have certain decals or seals affixed to them identifying such governmental

entity.

The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 50-19-2, repeals the existing o.c.G.A.

Chapter 50-20, enacts a new o.c.G.A. Chapter 50-20, and enacts O.C.G.A.

Section 36-88-1.

Act 190; HB 197

This Act amends the "Georgia Suggestion System Act. The Act defines the term "initiative" to mean a change for the more efficient or more economical operation of state government which has been implemented and provides that state employees who are nominated for their implementation of
an initiative are eligible for awards under such Act and the provisions of O.C.G.A. Chapter 45-21, relating to the state "employees' suggestion and
awards program." The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 50-31-2 through 50-31-7. The provlslons of the Act authorizing the appointment of the Awards
Committee and the receipt of donations for the purposes of the Act shall be

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effective April 14, 1997. The remaining provisions of the Act shall become effective upon the determination by the Secretary of State that adequate funds have been donated to operate the program created by the Act for one year.
Act 11; HB 34
This Act amends the 1996-97 ''General Appropriations Act" to change certain appropriations for Fiscal Year 1996-97.
Effective March 11, 1997.
Act 405; HB 204
This Act, the "General Appropriations Act," provides appropriations for the operation of state government for Fiscal Year 1997-98.
Effective April 24, 1997.
TITLE 51 TORTS
Act 24; SB 80
This Act enacts the "Drug Dealer Liability Act." The purpose of the Act is to provide a civil remedy for damages to innocent persons injured as a result of illegal drug use, including parents, employers, insurers, governmental entities, and infants injured in utero. The Act allows a person injured by an individual drug user to bring an action against a person who participated in marketing the user's drugs. If the plaintiff proves by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant participated in illegal marketing of the drugs in the market area in which the abuser obtained the drugs, the defendant is presumed to have injured the plaintiff and to have acted willfully and wantonly if the plaintiff is the abuser's parent or guardian, child, spouse, sibling, or employer or insurer, medical facility, or governmental entity providing treatment to the abuser. State or federal criminal conviction for an act constituting participation in illegal marketing operates as a conclusive presumption that the defendant participated in illegal marketing for the purposes of the Act, and upon that presumption, or proof of such activity, the defendant is presumed to have done so for two years before and after conviction or participation. A plaintiff may recover economic, noneconomic, and exemplary damages, reasonable costs, and attorney's fees, including reasonable expert expenses. The cause of action provided for in the Act accrues when a person who may recover has reason to know of the harm from t'he use of drugs and has reason to know that drugs are the cause of the harm. Two or more plaintiffs may join in an action having at least one market area in common, and two or more defendants may be joined if they are each liable to at least one plaintiff. The Act contains an exception for drug sting operations.
The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 51-1-46. Effective July 1, 1997.
Act 189; HB 1Q3
This Act increases from $5,000.00 to $10,000.00 the amount of liability of a parent or custodial guardian for the willful or malicious acts of a minor and includes reasonable medical expenses as an item of recovery.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. section 51-2-3. Effective July 1, 1997, and applicable to willful or malicious acts occurring on or after that date.
Act 299; HB 572
This Act removes the limitation on punitive damages where the defendant acted under the influence of alcohol or of drugs other than prescribed drugs or acted under the intentional influence of glue, aerosol, or toxic
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vapors. The Act also removes the language of subsection (f) of O.C.G.A. Section 51-12-5.1, which provided that a third party would be considered a joint tort-feasor where the defendant was the agent of the third party and the third party knew or should have known that the agent was under the influence.
The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 51-12-5.1. Effective April 14, 1997.
TITLE 53 WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES
Act 419; HB 245
This Act amends portions of O.C.G.A. Title 53 as that title will be effective on January 1, 1998. The Act adds a provision to the effective date of the probate code revision which states that the revision is on January 1, 1998, but will impair no vested rights of title, year's support, succession, or inheritance; provides for the effect of a decree of adoption and specifies that adoptive parents and relatives of adoptive parents are entitled to inherit from the adopted individual under intestacy law and the provisions of an appropriate instrument; deletes former provisions relating to the effect of a decree of adoption; eliminates certain language relating to proving that a de facto parent-child relationship with the father existed or would have existed had the father not died before the child was born; adds a requirement that the agreement of division containing original signatures and attested by the clerk of probate court or a notary public be attached to certain petitions; provides that if a surviving spouse is the parent of the minor children, the court may order separate portions for the children and the spouse, to vest separately; changes provisions relating to succession contracts to make them applicable to contracts made on, as well as after, January 1, 1998; adds a provision allowing wills of testators deceased before January 1, 1998, to be offered at least until December 31, 2002; provides that proof of a codicil which republishes a will is proof of the will; provides that personal or mail notice of petition for probate in solemn form shall include a copy of the petition and eliminates restriction of objections to those relating to why solemn form should not be had; requires that the petition for letters of administration be served upon the executor, if any, of a deceasea executor and permits the judge to decide whether an estate unrepresented because of the executor's death should have an administrator appointed or the deceased executor's executor should become the new executor; provides that if a prior personal representative has qualified, and a copy of the original petition is attached, the new petition need not repeat relevant unchanged information; provides for first-class mail notice to each heir 13 days prior to the objection date or for publication if addresses are unknown; removes from provisions relating to appointment of county administrators the limitation to counties of 400,000 or more; provides that no commission is payable on sums paid as commissions to the personal representative; limits notice of a petition for greater compensation by a personal representative to affected beneficiaries; provides that a temporary administrator may apply to the court for, and the court shall grant, reasonable compensation and that, for good cause, the court may also reduce the personal representative's compensation; deletes the requirement for a supplemental inventory; provides that unless inventory is waived, failure to return a correct inventory is grounds for removal of the personal representative; provides that compromise of claims shall include debts as well as claims; provides that a personal representative who has been allowed to resign may be discharged from liability, changes certain provisions relating to service of the discharge petition, and eliminates the citation and replaces it with service of the petition on creditors whose claims are disputed; expands the time for filing annual returns to as soon after the January term as the court deems practicable; provides that certain petitions shall be served under the procedure of O.C.G.A. Chapter 53-11 and that the objections shall be filed after the appropriate period of time under that chapter, rather than within 30 days of the notice; provides that the court may limit or
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The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 53-1-1, 53-2-3, 53-2-40, 53-3-8, 53-4-30, 53-5-3, 53-5-22, 53-6-14, 53-6-15, 53-6-21, 53-6-22, 53-6-35 (effective January 1, 1998), 53-6-90 (effective until January 1, 1998), 53-6-60, 53-6-62, 53-7-30, 53-7-45, 53-7-50, 53-7-72, 53-8-13, 53-11-1, 53-11-2, 53-11-4 through 53-11-6, 53-11-9, and 53-11-10; enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 53-1-8, 53-S-7, 53-6-64, and 53-7-34; and repeals O.C.G.A. Section 53-2-2.
Effective January 1, 1998, except that provisions relating to appointment of county administrators which amend the current Code are effective July 1, 1997.
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Bill

Code Section 1-3-4.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 188

1

Code Section 2-5-4.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 130

1

Code Section 2-5-5; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 130

1

Code section 2-7-102; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Code Title 2, Chapter 12, Article 1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 49

1

Code Sections 2-12-1 thru 2-12-20; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 49

1

Code Section 2-12-21; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 49

1

Code Section 2-12-43; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Code Section 2-12-46; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Code Section 3-3-23; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 250

1

Code Section 3-3-23.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 250

1

Code Section 3-3-31; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 119

2

Code Section 3-3-32; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 119

2

Code Section 3-4-49; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 500

2

Code Section 3-5-36; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 834

2

Code Section 3-5-38; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 834

2

Code Section 3-6-21.2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 834

2

Code Section 3-6-21.3; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 93

2

Code Section 3-8-4; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 682

2

Code Section 3-8-5; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 682

2

Code Section 3-9-10; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 144

2

Code Section 4-4-1. 1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 426

3

Code Title 4, Chapter 4, Article 5; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 426

3

Code Sections 4-4-170 thru 4-4-181; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 426

3

Code Section 5-6-35; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 291

3

Code Section 7-1-3; amended ................................... SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-34; amended .................................. SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-35; amended .................................. SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-37; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-61; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-64; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-71; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-74; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-79; enacted .................................. SB 154

3

Code Title 7, Chapter 1, Article 1, Part 13; enacted . . . . . . . . . . HB 570

3

Code Section 7-1-239.5; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 570

3

Code Section 7-1-241; amended ................................. SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-261; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-288; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Code Section 7-1-288; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-293; amended ................................. SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-295; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 630

4

Code Section 7-1-353; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Code Section 7-1-370; amended ................................. SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-480; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-487; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-530; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-550; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-590; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-600; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-603; amended ................................. SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-606; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Code Section 7-1-608; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Code Section 7-1-621; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Code Section 7-1-622; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-624; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Code Section 7-1-628.2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-628.3; amended ............................... SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-628.8; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-680; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Code Section 7-1-686; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Code Section 7-1-691; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Code Section 7-1-692; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Code Section 7-1-700; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 154

3

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Code Section 7-1-704; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-709; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-912; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-1000; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-1000; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Code Section 7-1-1001; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-1017; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 154

3

Code Section 7-1-1018; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 154

3

Code Section 7-3-1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Code Section 7-3-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Code Section 7-3-6; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Code Section 7-3-14; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Code Section 7-3-19; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Code Section 7-3-23; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Code Section 7-3-25; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Code Section 7-3-26; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Code Section 7-4-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Code Section 7-5-4; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Code Section 8-2-24; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Code Se.ction 8-2-26; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 322

4

Code Section 8-2-118; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Code Section 8-3-106; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 583

4

Code Section 8-3-331.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 322

4

Code Section 9-3-20; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16

Code Section 9-3-30.2; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 433 10

Code Section 9-9-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 745

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Code Section 9-10-93; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 592

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Code Section 9-10-186; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 369

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Code Section 9-11-9.1; amended ............................... SB 276

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Code Section 9-11-45; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 321

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Code Section 9-12-60; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16

Code Section 9-13-80; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 9-13-142; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 152

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Code Section 9-15-14; amended ................................ SB

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Code Section 10-1-4; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 431

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Code Section 10-1-203; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 182

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Code Section 10-1-310; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 283

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Code Title 10, Chapter 1, Article 15, Part 1A; enacted . . . . . . . . HB 712

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Code Sections 10-1-380 thru 10-1-382; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 712

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Code Section 10-1-392; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 10-1-39 3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 10-1-39 3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 708

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Code Section 10-1-393.5; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 708

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Code Section 10-1-406; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 708

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Code Section 10-4-19; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 10-5-19; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 10-6-86; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 10-6-142; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 10-7-27; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Title 10, Chapter 12; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 103

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Code Sections 10-12-1 thru 10-12-5; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 103

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Code Section 11-2-511; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 11-3-117; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 11-3-415; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 11-3-416; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 11-3-417; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 11-4-105; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 11-9-206; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 11-9-302; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 533 41

Code Section 12-2-9; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 604

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Code Section 12-3-194.2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 146

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Code Title 12, Chapter 3, Article 7, Part 13; enacted ....... HB 866

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Code Sections 12-3-580 thru 12-3-592; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 866

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Code Section 12-5-23.2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 528

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Code Section 12-5-96; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 528

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Code Title 12, Chapter 5, Article 4, Part 6; enacted . . . . . . . . . . HB 167

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Code Sections 12-5-320 thru 12-5-329; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 167

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Code Section 12-8-24; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 612

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Code Section 12-8-24.2; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 612

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Code Section 12-8-25; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 219

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Code Section 12-8-25.3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 57

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Code Section 12-8-39.3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 612

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Code Section 12-8-40.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 612

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Code Section 12-8-40.3; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 57

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Code Section 12-8-59.2; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 612

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Code Section 12-8-59.2; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 219

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Code Section 12-8-93; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 510

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Code Section 12-8-94; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 470

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Code Section 12-8-95.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 510

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Code Section 12-8-96; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 470

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Code Title 12, Chapter 10, Article 6; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 149

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Code Section 12-10-100; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 149

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Code Title 12, Chapter 10, Article 7; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 148

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Code Section 12-10-110; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 148

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Code Section 12-11-7; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 13-6-15; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 329

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Code Section 14-2-122; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

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Code Section 14-2-141; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

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Code Section 14-2-623; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

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Code Section 14-2-631; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

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Code Section 14-2-702; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

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Code Section 14-2-704; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

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Code Section 14-2-721; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

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Code Section 14-2-722; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

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Code Section 14-2-724; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

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Code Section 14-2-729.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

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Code Section 14-2-851; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 14-2-856; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 14-2-1103; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

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Code Section 14-2-1109; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 14-2-1202; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

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Code Section 14-2-1422; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

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Code Section 14-3-122; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

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Code Section 14-3-140; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

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Code Section 14-3-202; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

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Code Section 14-3-305; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 445 24

Code Title 14, Chapter 3, Article 8, Part 5; amended . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

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Code Sections 14-3-850 thru 14-3-858; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

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Code Section 14-3-1101; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

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Code Section 14-3-1102; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

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Code Section 14-3-1104; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

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Code Section 14-3-1105; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

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Code Section 14-3-1422; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

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Code Section 14-8-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 14-8-48; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 14-8-62; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 349

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Code Section 14-9-206.2; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 349

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Code Section 14-11-101; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 349

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Code Section 14-11-212; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 349

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Code Section 14-11-303; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 349

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Code Section 15-1-10; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 324

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Code Title 15, Chapter 5, Article 7; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 306

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Code Section 15-5-100; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 306

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Code Section 15-6-25; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 125

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Code Section 15-6-26; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 125

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Code Section 15-6-27; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 125

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Code Section 15-6-28; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 125

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Code Section 15-6-28.1; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 125

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Code Section 15-6-36; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 567 19

Code Section 15-6-50.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 67

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Code Section 15-6-61; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 524 10

Code Section 15-6-66; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 524 10

Code Section 15-6-67; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 433 10

Code Section 15-6-86; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 324

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Code Section 15-6-99; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 524 10

Code Section 15-7-4; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 347 10

Code Section 15-10-43; amended ................................ SB 313 10

Code Section 15-10-132; amended ............................... SB 313 10

Code Section 15-11-2; amended ............................... SB 28 10

Code Section 15-11-4; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 15-11-5; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 132 11

Code Section 15-11-5; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . SB 26 11

Code Section 15-11-5; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 567 19

Code Section 15-11-8; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 15-11-14; amended ................................ SB 132 11

Code Section 15-11-17; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 15-11-20; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 15-11-28; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 26 11

Code Section 15-11-35; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 15-11-35; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Code Section 15-11-35.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 15-11-36; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 15-11-37; amended ............................. SB 132 11

Code Section 15-11-37; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 15-11-37; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 180 19

Code Section 15-11-38; amended ................................ SB 132 11

Code Section 15-11-38; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 15-11-41; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 15-11-41; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 126 11

Code Section 15-11-42; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 15-11-56; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 15-11-56 .1; amended .............................. SB 132 11

Code Section 15-11-58; amended ................................ SB 132 11

Code Section 15-11-58; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 26 11

Code Section 15-11-58; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 15-11-59; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 506 11

Code Section 15-11-59; amended ............................. SB 132 11

Code Section 15-11-59; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 15-11-65; amended ................................ SB 26 11

Code Section 15-11-81; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 15-11-82; amended ................................ SB 28 10

Code Section 15-11-83; amended ............................... SB 28 10

Code Section 15-12-68; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 293 11

Code Section 15-15-4; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16

Code Section 15-16-1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 397 11

Code Section 15-16-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 397 11

Code Title 15, Chapter 16, Article 3; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 289 12

Code Sections 15-16-50 thru 15-16-59; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 289 12

Code Section 15-18-6; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 124 12

Code Section 15-18-8; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 124 12

Code Section 15-18-10; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 124 12

Code Section 15-18-12; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 124 12

Code Section 15-18-13; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 124 12

Code Section 15-18-14; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 124 12

Code Section 15-18-14; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16

Code Section 15-18-14.1; amended ........................ HB 124 12

Code Section 15-18-14.2; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 124 12

Code Section 15-18-15; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 124 12

Code Section 15-18-17; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 124 12

Code Section 15-18-17; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 15-18-18; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 124 12

Code Section 15-18-19; amended .................... HB 124 12

Code Section 15-18-20.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 124 12

Code Section 15-18-22; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 124 12

Code Section 15-18-40; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 124 12

Code Section 15-18-67; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 124 12

Code Section 15-21-131; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 324 12

Code Section 15-23-1; amended ................................. SB 133 12

Code Section 15-23-3; amended .............................. SB 133 12

Code Section 15-23-5; amended ............................... SB 133 12

Code Section 15-23-6; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 133 12

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Code Section 15-23-7; amended ................................. SB 133 12

Code Section 15-23-8; amended ................................. SB 133 12

Code Section 15-23-10; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 133 12

Code Section 16-5-21; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 16-5-23; amended .............................. SB 205 13

Code Section 16-5-23.1; amended ............................... SB 205 13

Code Section 16-5-2 3. 1; amended ............................ SB 132 11

Code Section 16-5-24; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 16-5-93; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 16-6-1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 15 13

Code Section 16-6-2; amended ................................. SB 15 13

Code Section 16-6-4; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 211 13

Code Section 16-7-21; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 100 13

Code Section 16-7-88; amended ................................ SB 227 13

Code Section 16-7-95; amended ................................. SB 227 13

Code Section 16-7-95; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 16-8-4; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 178 13

Code Section 16-8-12; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 708

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Code Section 16-8-14; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 423 13

Code Section 16-10-31; amended ................................ SB 316 14

Code Section 16-10-51; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 620 14

Code Section 16-10-52; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 132 11

Code Section 16-10-98; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 105 14

Code Section 16-11-127; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 247 14

Code Section 16-11-129; amended ............................... SB 247 14

Code Section 16-11-130; amended ............................... SB 247 14

Code Section 16-11-172; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 447 14

Code Section 16-11-177; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 447 14

Code Section 16-11-181; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 447 14

Code Section 16-12-1.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 176 14

Code Section 16-12-35; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 14 15

Code Section 16-12-141; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 357 15

Code Section 16-12-144; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 357 15

Code Section 16-13-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 347 10

Code Section 16-13-26; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 111 15

Code Section 16-13-27; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 111 15

Code Section 16-13-28; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 111 15

Code Section 16-13-30; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 111 15

Code Section 16-13-31; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 111 15

Code Section 16-13-71; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 111 15

Code Section 16-14-2; amended ................................. SB 282 15

Code Section 17-4-20; amended .............................. SB 127 24

Code Section 17-4-24; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 17-6-1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 17-6-31; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 620 14

Code Section 17-7-52; amended ................................. SB 140 15

Code Section 17-8-29; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 17-8-52; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 293 11

Code Section 17-10-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 258 15

Code Section 17-10-3.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Code Section 17-10-4; amended ............................ SB 258 15

Code Section 17-10-14; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 17-10-35.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1013 15

Code Section 17-15-2; amended ................................ SB 90 16

Code Section 17-15-5; amended ............................ SB 90 16

Code Section 17-15-7; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 90 16

Code Section 17-15-8; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 90 16

Code Section 17-17-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 18-4-20; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 307 16

Code Section 18-4-66; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 307 16

Code Section 18-4-84; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 307 16

Code Section 18-4-92.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 307 16

Code Section 18-4-97; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 307 16 Code Section 18-4-131; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16

Code Section 19-3-30 amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 689 16 Code Section 19-3-33 amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 689 16 Code Section 19-3-34 amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 689 16

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Code Section 19-6-17 amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-6-26 amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-6-28 amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-6-28.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-6-31; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-6-32; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-6-33; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-6-35; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-7-22; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 26 11 Code Section 19-7-22; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-7-40; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-7-41; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-7-43; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-7-45; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-7-46; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-7-46.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-7-46.2; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-7-49; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-8-1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 28 10 Code Section 19-8-12; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 28 10 Code Section 19-8-13; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 28 10 Code Section 19-8-23; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 28 10 Code Section 19-11-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-11-9; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 28 10 Code Section 19-11-9; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-11-9.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-11-9.2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-11-9.2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 104 50 Code Section 19-11-12; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 104 50 Code Section 19-11-15; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-11-15.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-11-18; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-11-21; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 104 50 Code Section 19-11-30; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-11-30.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-11-30.2; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-11-30.3; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-11-30.4; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-11-30.5; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-11-30.6; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-11-30.7; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-11-30.8; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-11-30.9; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-11-30. 10; enacted .............................. HB 284 16 Code Section 19-11-30.11; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-11-32; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-11-33; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-11-34; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-11-35; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-11-36; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-11-37; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-11-38; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-11-39; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-11-40.5; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ., HB 284 16 Code Title 19, Chapter 11, Article 3, Part 1; enacted . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Sections 19-11-100 thru 19-11-103; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Title 19, Chapter 11, Article 3, Part 2; enacted . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Sections 19-11-110 thru 19-11-118; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Title 19, Chapter 11, Article 3, Part 3; enacted . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Sections 19-11-120 thru 19-11-138; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Title 19, Chapter 11, Article 3, Part 4; enacted . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Section 19-11-140; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Title 19, Chapter 11, Article 3, Part 5; enacted . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Sections 19-11-150 thru 19-11-156; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Title 19, Chapter 11, Article 3, Part 6; enacted ......... HB 284 16 Code Sections 19-11-160 thru 19-11-173; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Code Title 19, Chapter 11, Article 3, Part 7; enacted ......... HB 284 16
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Code Section 19-11-180; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16

Code Title 19, Chapter 11, Article 3, Part 8; enacted . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16

Code Sections 19-11-185 and 19-11-186; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16

Code Title 19, Chapter 11, Article 3, Part 9; enacted . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16

Code Sections 19-11-190 and 19-11-191; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16

Code Section 19-13-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 171 17

Code Section 19-13-23; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 171 17

Code Section 19-13-31; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 171 17

Code Section 20-1-6.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 16 18

Code Section 20-2-31; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 25 18

Code Section 20-2-133; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 20-2-133; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 383 18

Code Section 20-2-145; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 393 18

Code Section 20-2-152; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 20-2-211; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 420 18

Code Section 20-2-230; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 20-2-260; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 21 18

Code Section 20-2-290; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 383 18

Code Section 20-2-310; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 214 19
Code Section 20-2-312; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB so 19

Code Section 20-2-320; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Code Section 20-2-506; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 301 19

Code Title 20, Chapter 2, Article 16, Part 1,

Subpart 1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 180 19

Code Sections 20-2-670 and 20-2-671; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 180 19

Code Section 20-2-690; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Code Section 20-2-697; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Code Section 20-2-751.2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 567 19

Code Section 20-2-751.3; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 567 19

Code Section 20-2-754; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 567 19

Code Section 20-2-756; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 567 19

Code Section 20-2-759; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 567 19

Code Title 20, Chapter 2, Article 16, Part 2,

Subpart 4; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 567 19

Code Sections 20-2-768 thru 20-2-770; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 567 19

Code Section 20-2-792; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 420 18

Code Section 20-2-793; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 420 18

Code Section 20-2-796; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 420 18

Code Section 20-2-797; amended .. : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 420 18

Code Section 20-2-850; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 299 20

Code Section 20-2-1000; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 567 19

Code Section 20-2-1001; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 567 19

Code Section 20-3-266; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Title 20, Chapter 3, Article 7, Part 3,

Subpart 11; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 914 20

Code Sections 20-3-490 thru 20-3-492; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 914 20

Code Section 20-3-513; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 20-8-5; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 383 18

Code Section 21-1-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 128 20

Code Section 21-2-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-2-5; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-2-14; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-2-70; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-2-74; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-2-92; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 889 21

Code Section 21-2-130; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20 Code Section 21-2-131; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20 Code Section 21-2-132; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20 Code Section 21-2-133; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20 Code Section 21-2-134; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-2-150; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20 Code Section 21-2-153; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20 Code Section 21-2-154; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20 Code Section 21-2-171; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20 Code Section 21-2-183; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20 Code Section 21-2-185; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20 Code Section 21-2-187; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

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Code Section 21-2-191; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-2-193; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-2-194; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-2-222; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 104 50

Code Section 21-2-224; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-2-226; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-2-227; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

CGde Section 21-2-228; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-2-229; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-2-231; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-2-234; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 889 21

Code Section 21-2-235; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 889 21

Code Section 21-2-284; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-2-285; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-2-325; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-2-325; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 246 21

Code Section 21-2-355; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-2-381; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 889 21

Code Section 21-2-381; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 273 21

Code Section 21-2-381.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-2-383; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 889 21

Code Section 21-2-384; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 889 21

Code Section 21-2-386; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-2-386; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 273 21

Code Section 21-2-388; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-2-390; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-2-408; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-2-417; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 273 21

Code Section 21-2-455; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-2-493; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-2-500; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-2-501; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-2-527; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-2-528; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Se~tion 21-2-540; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20

Code Section 21-3-34; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 889 21

Code Section 21-3-64; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 309 21

Code ,Section 21-3-91; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 19 21

Code Section 21-3-225; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 246 21

Code Section 21-3-283; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 273 21

Code Section 21-3-283; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 889 21

Code Section 21-3-284; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 889 21

Code Section 21-3-286; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 273 21

Code Section 21-3-328; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 273 21

Code Section 24-3-18; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 325 21

Code Section 24-4-48; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 24-7-27; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 48 36

Code Section 25-9-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 269 22

Code Title 25, Chapter 11; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 505 22

Code Sections 25-11-1 thru 25-11-4; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 505 22

Code Sections 25-11-5 thru 25-11-7; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 505 22

Code Section 25-11-8 formerly 25-11-5; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 505 22

Code Sections 25-11-9 thru 25-11-11; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 505 22

Code Section 25-11-12 formerly 25-11-6; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 505 22

Code Section 25-11-13 formerly 25-11-7; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 505 22

Code Section 25-11-14 formerly 25-11-8; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 505 22

Code Section 25-11-15 formerly 25-11-9; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 505 22

Code Section 25-11-16 formerly 25-11-10; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 505 22

Code Sections 25-11-17 and 25-11-18; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 505 22

Code Section 25-11-19 formerly 25-11-11; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 505 22

Code Section 25-12-1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 415 22

Code Section 25-12-8; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 415 22

Code Section 26-2-373.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 474 22

Code Section 27-1-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 426

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Code Section 27-2-25.2; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16

Code Section 27-4-150; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 212 23

Code Section 27-4-151; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 212 23

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Code Section 27-5-4; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 426

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Code Section 27-5-10; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 426

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Code Section 27-5-12; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 426

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Code Section 28-1-14; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 188

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Code Section 28-1-15; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 98 23

Code Section 28-2-1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 958 23

Code Section 28-2-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 382 23

Code Section 29-2-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-4; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-5; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-6; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-7; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-8; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-9; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-10.1; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-10.2; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-10.3; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-10.4; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-10.5; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-10.6; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-10.7; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-10.8; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-10.9; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-10.10; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-10.11; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-10.12; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-10.13; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-10.14; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-10.15; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-10.16; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

.Code Section 29-2-10.17; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-24; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-25; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-26; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-27; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-28; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-29; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-30; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-2-31; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-5-4; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-5-6; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-5-7; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Section 29-5-9; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23

Code Title 30, Chapter 5; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 127 24

Code Sections 30-5-1 thru 30-5-8; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 127 24

Code Section 30-5-9; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 127 24

Code Section 30-10-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 650 24

Code Section 30-10-6; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 650 24

Code Section 30-10-7; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 650 24

Code Section 30-10-8; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 650 24

Code Title 31, Chapter 1, Article 1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 254 24

Code Section 31-1-3.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 254 24

Code Title 31, Chapter 1, Article 2; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 254 24

Code Sections 31-1-20 thru 31-1-22; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 254 24

Code Section 31-2-7; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 165 24

Code Section 31-3-5; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 165 24

Code Section 31-3-5. 1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 165 24

Code SJ"ction 31-5-9; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 295 24

Code Section 31-7-7.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 219 25

Code Section 31-7-74; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 445 24

Code Section 31-7-74.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 445 24

Code Section 31-7-74.2; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 445 24

Code Section 31-7-74.3; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 445 24

Code Section 31-7-89.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 600 25

Code Section 31-7-90.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 445 24

Code Section 31-7-114; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 297 25

Code Section 31-7-160; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 219 25

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Code Section 31-7-161; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 219 25

Code Section 31-7-305; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 830 25

Code Title 31, Chapter 7, Article 15; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 600 25

Code Sections 31-7-400 thru 31-7-412; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 600 25

Code Section 31-10-9.1; amended .......................... HB 284 16

Code Section 31-10-21; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 689 16

Code Section 31-10-23; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 689 16

Code Section 31-10-25; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 689 16

Code Section 31-11-9; amended ........................... HB 277 25

Code Section 31-11-82; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 209 25

Code Section 31-21-44.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 651 26

Code Title 31, Chapter 25; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 127 26

Code Sections 31-25-1 thru 31-25-13; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 127 26

Code Section 32-2-61; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 120 26

Code Section 32-4-23; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 621 26

Code Section 32-9-4; amended ............................... SB 116 26

Code Section 33-1-9; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 97 26

Code Section 33-2-9; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 654 26

Code Section 33-5-21.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 584 27

Code Section 33-5-21.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 356 27

Code Section 33-5-22; amended ................................ SB 356 27

Code Section 33-8-1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 97 26

Code Section 33-8-8.3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 492 27

Code Section 33-9-40.1; amended ............................... SB 376 27

Code Section 33-9-40.2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 584 27

Code Section 33-11-12.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 355 28

Code Title 33, Chapter 11A; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 573 28

Code Section 33-11A-1 thru 33-11A-10; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 573 28

Code Section 33-20A-9; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 209 25

Code Section 33-23-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 97 26

Code Section 33-23-4; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 97 26

Code Section 33-23-5; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 97 26

Code Section 33-23-8; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 97 26

Code Section 33-23-11; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 97 26

Code Section 33-23-21; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 97 26

Code Section 33-23-23; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 97 26

Code Section 33-23-33; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 97 26

Code Section 33-23-34; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 97 26

Code Section 33-23-45; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 97 26

Code Section 33-24-6.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 356 27

Code Section 33-24-21.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 654 26

Code Section 33-24-56.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 280 28

Code Section 33-29-21; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 654 26

Code Title 33, Chapter 29A; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 654 26

Code Sections 33-29A-1 thru 33-29A-8; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 654 26

Code Section 33-30-1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 654 26

Code Section 33-30-1.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 654 26

Code Section 33-30-12; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 654 26

Code Section 33-30-15; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 654 26

Code Title 33, Chapter 30A; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 93 28

Code Sections 33-30A-1 thru 33-30A-11; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 93 28

Code Section 33-34-2; amended ........ ' ....................... SB 356 27

Code Section 33-34-3.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 356 27

Code Section 33-37-41; amended ................................ SB 356 27

Code Section 33-37-41; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 584 27

Code Section 34-8-153; amended ......................... SB 148 28

Code Section 34-8-156; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 460 29

Code Section 34-8-165; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 34-8-170; amended ............................... SB 148 28

Code Section 34-8-193; amended ......................... HB 460 29

Code Section 34-8-199; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 148 28

Code Section 34-9-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 263 29

Code Section 34-9-18; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 331 29

Code Section 34-9-24; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 331 29

Code Section 34-9-40; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 34-9-102; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 331 29

Code Section 34-9-105; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 331 29

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Code Section 34-9-121; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 331 29

Code Section 34-9-200.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 331 29

Code Section 34-9-205; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 331 29

Code Section 34-9-261; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 331 29

Code Section 34-9-262; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 331 29

Code Section 34-9-412; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 584 27

Code Section 35-1-8; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 326 30

Code Section 35-1-10; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 673 30

Code Section 35-2-46; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 141 30

Code Section 35-2-47; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 141 30

Code Section 35-3-14; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 557 30

Code Section 35-3-15; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 557 30

Code Section 35-3-16; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 557 30

Code Section 35-3-37; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 183 31

Code Title 35, Chapter 3, Article 6; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 557 30

Code Sections 35-3-150 thru 35-3-155; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 557 30

Code Section 35-5-5; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 673 30

Code Section 35-6A-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 187 31

Code Section 35-6A-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 35-8-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 673 30

Code Section 35-8-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 755 31

Code Section 35-8-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 35-8-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 673 30

Code Section 35-8-7; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 673 30

Code Section 35-8-9; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 673 30

Code Section 35-8-20; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 288 31

Code Section 35-8-20; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 673 30

Code Section 35-8-20.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 288 31

Code Section 35-8-20.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 673 30

Code Section 35-8-23; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 673 30

Code Section 35-8-25; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 173 32

Code Section 36-9-5; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 324

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Code Section 36-15-1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 54 32

Code Section 36-15-7; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 54 32

Code Section 36-15-9; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 54 32

Code Section 36-32-6; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 347 10

Code Section 36-32-10.2; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 54 32

Code Section 36-35-4.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 113 32

Code Section 36-36-10; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 217 32

Code Section 36-45-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 94 32

Code Section 36-45-5; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 94 32

Code Section 36-45-6; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 94 32

Code Section 36-45-7; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 94 32

Code Section 36-45-20; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 94 32

Code Section 36-60-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 62 33

Code Section 36-66-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 489 33

Code Title 36, Chapter 70, Article 1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 489 33

Code Sections 36-70-1 thru 36-70-5; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 489 33

Code Title 36, Chapter 70, Article 2; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 489 33

Code Sections 36-70-20 thru 36-70-28; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 489 33

Code Section 36-81-1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 491 33

Code Section 36-81-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 491 33

Code Section 36-81-8; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 491 33

Code Title 36, Chapter 82, Article 9; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 803 33

Code Sections 36-82-220 thru 36-82-222; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 803 33

Code Section 36-87-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 101 33

Code Title 36, Chapter 88; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 663 33

Code Sections 36-88-1 thru 36-88-10; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 663 33

Code Title 36, Chapter 88; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 349 54

Code Section 36-88-1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 349 54

Code Section 37-3-165; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 219 25

Code Section 37-4-124; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 219 25

Code Section 37-7-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Code Section 37-7-165; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 219 25

Code Section 38-2-279; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 335 33

Code Section 40-1-1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34 Code Section 40-2-6; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

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Code Section 40-2-8; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-20; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-21; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-23; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 487 34

Code Section 40-2-31; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-32; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-32.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 487 34

Code Section 40-2-33; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-38; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 104 34

Code Section 40-2-40; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-41; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-42; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code section 40-2-43; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-45; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-47; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-48; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 499 34

Code Section 40-2-49; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-60 .1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 104 34

Code Section 40-2-61; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-62; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-65; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-66; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-67; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-68; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-69; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 104 34

Code Section 40-2-70; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-71; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-73; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-74; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-7 5; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-76; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 116 26

Code Section 40-2-77; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-78; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-79; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-80; amended ............................... : .HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-83; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-84; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-85; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-85; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 869 34

Code Section 40-2-85.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-86; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 40-2-86.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 104 34

Code Section 40-2-86.2; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 104 34

Code Section 40-2-86.3; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 104 34

Code Section 40-2-86.4; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 104 34

Code Section 40-2-130; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 487 34

Code Section 40-2-136; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Code Section 40-3-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 487 34

Code Section 40-3-4; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 869 34

Code Section 40-3-4; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 40-3-21; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 487 34

Code Section 40-3-22; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 487 34

Code Section 40-3-23; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 487 34

Code Section 40-3-24; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 487 34

Code Section 40-3-25; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 487 34

Code Section 40-3-26; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 487 34

Code Section 40-3-27; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 487 Code Section 40-3-28; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 487 Code Section 40-3-29; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 487

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Code Section 40-3-31; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 487 34

Code Section 40-3-31.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 487 Code Section 40-3-32; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 487

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Code Section 40-3-34; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 487 Code Section 40-3-35; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 487 Code Section 40-3-51; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 487 Code Section 40-3-52; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 487 Code Section 40-3-53; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 487

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Code Section 40-3-55; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 487 34

Code Section 40-3-56; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 487 34

Code Section 40-4-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 40-5-1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 40-5-1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 587 35

Code Section 40-5-1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Code Section 40-5-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 587 35

Code Section 40-5-21; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Code Section 40-5-22; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Code Section 40-5-23; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Code Section 40-5-24; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Code Section 40-5-25; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Code Section 40-5-27; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Code Section 40-5-28.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 574 35

Code Section 40-5-57.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Code Section 40-5-63; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Code Section 40-5-63; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 250

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Code Section 40-5-63.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Code Section 40-5-64; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Code Section 4 0-5-6 7; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Code Section 40-5-67 .1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Code Section 40-5-67 .1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 40-5-68; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Code Section 40-5-69; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Code Section 40-5-75; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 40-5-80; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 40-5-82; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 40-5-83; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 40-5-100; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 574 35

Code Section 40-5-105; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 587 35

Code Section 40-5-149; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 574 35

Code Section 40-5-150; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 574 35

Code Section 40-5-171; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 574 35

Code Section 40-6-21; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 40-6-126; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 121 35

Code Section 40-6-188; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 40-6-188; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 121 35

Code Section 40-6-228; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 79 35

Code Section 40-6-391; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Code Section 40-6-391.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Code Section 40-6-392; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Code Section 40-6-392; amended ...................... HB 123

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Code Section 40-8-32; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 40-8-76.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 40-8-130; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 40-9-101; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 573 28

Code Section 40-10-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 40-11-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 40-14-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 398 35

Code Section 40-15-1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 40-15-1; amended ..................... HB 695 36

Code Section 40-15-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 695 36

Code Section 40-15-4; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 695 36

Code Section 40-15-4; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 41-1-9; enacted ............................ SB

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Code Section 42-1-12; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 42-1-12; amended ............................... SB 105 36

Code Section 42-4-92; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 42-4-97; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 42-4-98; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 42-5-36; amended ............................... SB 48 36

Code Section 42-5-52; amended .................... HB 622 51

Code Section 42-5-60; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 48 36

Code section 42-8-35.2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 42-8-101; amended ............................ SB 69 37

Code Section 42-8-103; amended ........................ SB 69 37

Code Section 42-8-106; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 69 37

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Code Section 42-8-107; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 69 37

Code Section 42-8-110; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Code Section 42-9-15; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 407 37

Code Section 42-9-20.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 242 37

Code Section 42-9-44.2; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 211 13

Code Section 42-9-60; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 43-1-3; amended .................................. SB 303 38

Cbde Section 43-1-19; amended ................................. SB 303 38

Code Section 43-1-21; amended ................................. SB 303 38

Code Section 43-3-21; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 374 38

Code Section 43-3-23; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 374 38

Code Section 43-3-23; formerly 43-3-23.1; redesig . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 374 38

Code Section 43-3-23.1; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 374 38

Code Section 43-3-23.2; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 374 38

Code Section 43-3-23.3; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 374 38

Code Section 43-3-24; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 374 38

Code Section 43-3-28; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 374 38

Code Section 43-3-29; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 374 38

Code Section 43-3-32; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 374 38

Code Section 43-3-34; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 374 38

Code Section 43-3-35; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 374 38

Code Section 43-3-37; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 374 38

Code Section 43-3-38; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 374 38

Code Section 43-9-1; amended .................................. SB 278 38

Code Section 43-9-12.1; enacted ............................... SB 214 38

Code Section 43-10-14; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 287 38

Code Section 43-10-17; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 287 38

Code Section 43-10A-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 272 38

Code Section 43-10A-7; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 416 39

Code Section 43-10A-11; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 416 39

Code Section 43-10A-13; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 272 38

Code Section 43-11-7 3.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 43-13-6; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 451 39

Code Section 43-15-26; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 143 39

Code Section 43-26-6; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 841 39

Code Title 43, Chapter 33; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 228 39

Code Sections 43-33-1 thru 43-33-20; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 228 39

Code Section 43-34-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 138 39

Code Section 43-34-21; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 238 39

Code Section 43-34-22; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 238 39

Code Section 43-34-26.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 238 39

Code Section 43-34-31.1; enacted .............................. SB 107 40

Code Section 43-34-42.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 341 40

Code Section 43-34-103; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 238 39

Code Section 43-34-104; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 238 39

Code Section 43-34-107; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 238 39

Code Section 43-39A-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 172 40

Code Section 43-39A-9; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 172 40

Code Section 43-39A-11; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 172 40

Code Section 43-39A-13; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 172 40

Code Section 43-39A-18; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 172 40

Code Section 43-40-8; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 173 40

Code Section 43-40-9; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 173 40

Code Section 43-40-14; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 173 40

Code Section 43-44-7; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . :.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 416 39

Code Section 43-47-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 174 40

Code Section 43-51-6.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 345 41

Code Section 44-7-21; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 255 41

Code Section 44-14-1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 175 41

Code Section 44-14-36; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 533 41

Code Section 44-14-320; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 470

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Code Section 44-14-320; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 533 41

Code Section 44-14-361.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 298 41

Code Section 45-8-1; amended .................................. SB 131 41

Code Section 45-8-13; amended ................................. SB 131 41 Code Section 45-8-13.1; enacted ............................... SB 131 41

Code Sect ion 4 5-8-17; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 131 41

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Code Section 45-9-4; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51 Code Section 45-9-42; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51 Code Section 45-9-81; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51 Code Section 45-12-35; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 719 42 Code Section 45-12-178; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 297 42 Code Section 45-13-27; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 308 42 Code Section 45-13-44; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 308 42 Code Section 45-13-60; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 308 42 Code Section 45-16-21; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 557 30 Code Section 45-16-22; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 557 30 Code Section 45-16-25; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 557 30 Code Section 45-16-27; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 557 30 Code Section 45-16-29; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 557 30 Code Section 45-16-30; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 557 30 Code Section 45-16-46; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 557 30 Code Section 45-17-4; amended ................................. SB 284 42 Code Section 45-17-11; amended ................................ SB 284 42 Code Section 45-17-13; amended ............................... SB 284 42 Code Section 45-17-14; amended ................................ SB 284 42 Code Section 45-17-15; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 284 42 Code Section 45-17-17; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 284 42 Code Section 45-17-19; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 284 42 Code Section 45-18-5; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 91 43 Code Section 45-18-7.3; amended ............................... SB 91 43 Code Section 45-18-7.3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 337 43 Code Section 45-20-3; amended ................................. SB 33 43 Code Section 45-20-8; amended ................................. SB 33 43 Code Section 45-20-9; amended ................................. SB 33 43 Code Section 45-20-19; enacted ............................... SB 59 43 Code Title 45, Chapter 24; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 271 44 Code Sections 45-24-1 thru 45-24-8; enacted ................... SB 271 44 Code Section 46-1-1; amended .................................. SB 215 44 Code Section 46-2-23.1; enacted .............................. SB 215 44 Code Section 46-2-25.3; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 888 44 Code Section 46-2-57; amended ................................. SB 215 44 Code Section 46-2-91; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 130 44 Code Title 46, Chapter 4, Article 5; enacted .................. SB 215 44 Code Sections 46-4-150 thru 46-4-165; enacted ................ SB 215 44 Code Section 46-9-272; amended ................................ SB 118 45 Code Section 47-1-14; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 334 45 Code Section 47-2-110; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 339 45 Code Section 47-2-223; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 380 45 Code Section 47-2-295.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51 Code Section 47-2-295.2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51 Code Section 47-7-1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 340 45 Code Section 47-7-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 340 45 Code Section 47-7-20; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 340 45 Code Section 4 7-7-21; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 340 45 Code Section 4 7-7-2 3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 463 45 Code Section 4 7-7-2 6; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 340 45 Code Section 47-7-40; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 340 45 Code Section 47-7-41; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 340 45 Code Section 47-7-43; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 340 45 Code Section 47-7-60; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 340 45 Code Section 47-7-61; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 340 45 Code Section 47-7-61; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 333 46 Code Section 47-7-80; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 340 45 Code Section 4 7-7-81; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 340 45 Code Section 47-7-82; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 340 45 Code Section 47-7-84; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 340 45 Code Section 47-7-100; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 340 45 Code Section 47-7-102; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 340 45 Code Section 47-7-104; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 340 45 Code Section 47-7-122; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 340 45 Code Section 47-7-124; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 340 45 Code Section 47-10-100; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 348 46 Code Section 47-11-23; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 463 45
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SB 270 46 Code Section 48-3-11; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 270 46 Code Section 48-3-19; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 270 46 Code Section 48-3-23.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 479 46 Code Section 48-4-42; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 388 46 Code Title 48, Chapter 4, Article 4; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 143 46 Code Sections 48-4-60 thru 48-4-65; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 143 46 Code Section 48-5-41; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 459 47 Code Section 48-5-45; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 459 47 Code Section 48-5-48.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 459 47 Code Section 48-5-269.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 429 47 Code Section 48-5-302; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 459 47 Code Section 48-5-440; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 418 47 Code Section 48-5-440; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34 Code Section 48-5-441; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 419 47 Code Section 48-5-441; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 418 47 Code Section 48-5-442; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 418 47 Code Section 48-5-442.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 418 47 Code Section 48-5-471; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34 Code Section 48-5-472; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34 Code Section 48-5-473; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34 Code Section 48-5-474; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34 Code Title 48, Chapter 5, Article lOA; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 419 47 Code Sections 48-5-505 thru 48-5-509; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 419 47 Code Section 48-6-8; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 84 47 Code Section 48-6-72; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 84 47 Code Section 48-6-74; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 84 47 Code Section 48-6-77; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 306 47 Code Section 48-7-23; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 241 47 Code Section 48-7-24; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 241 47 Code Section 48-7-28.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 85 48 Code Section 48-7-29.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 517 48 Code Section 48-7-29.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 417 48 Code Section 48-7-31; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 424 48 Code Section 48-7-40; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 378 48 Code Section 48-7-40; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 428 48 Code Section 48-7-40.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 428 48 Code Section 48-7-40.2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 428 48 Code Section 48-7-40.3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 428 48 Code Section 48-7-40.4; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 428 48 Code Section 48-7-40.7; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 428 48 Code Section 48-7-40.8; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 428 48 Code Section 48-7-40.9; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 428 48 Code Section 48-7-40.12; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 428 48 Code Section 48-7-40.12; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 151 48 Code Section 48-7-40.13; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 428 48 Code Section 48-7-42; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 104 50 Code Section 48-7-82; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 479 46 Code Section 48-7-103; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 479 46 Code Section 48-7-106; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 479 46 Code Section 48-7-129; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 241 47 Code Section 48-7-160; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 517 48 Code Section 48-7-161; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 517 48 Code Section 48-7-164; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 517 48 Code Section 48-8-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 165 49 Code Section 48-8-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 490 48 Code Section 48-8-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 70 49 Code Section 48-8-56; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 479 46 Code Section 48-8-101; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 60 49
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Code Section 48-8-102; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 165 49

Code Section 48-8-103; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 60 49

Code Section 48-8-104; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 60 49

Code Section 48-8-106; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 60 49

Code Section 48-8-111; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 490 48

Code Section 48-8-111; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 531 49

Code Section 48-8-112; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 15 49

Code Section 48-8-121; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 228 49

Code Title 48, Chapter 8, Article 3, Part 1; designated . . . . . . . HB 165 49

Code Title 48, Chapter 8, Article 3, Part 2; enacted .......... HB 165 49

Code Sections 48-8-140 thru 48-8-142; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 165 49

Code Title 48, Chapter 8, Article 4; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 165 49

Code Sections 48-8-140 thru 48-8-142; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 165 49

Code Section 48-10-5; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 48-10-7; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

Code Section 48-13-13; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 48-13-51; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 425 so

Code Section 48-13-51; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 94 49

Code Section 48-13-51; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 508 50
Code Section 49-3-6; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 104 so

Code Section 49-4-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 104 50
Code Section 49-4-11; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 104 so

Code Section 49-4-13; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 104 50

Code Section 49-4-15; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 104 Code Section 49-4-15.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 104

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Code Section 49-4-16; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 104 so

Code Section 49-4-19; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 104 50

Code Title 49, Chapter 4, Article 5; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 104 50
Code Sections 49-4-100 thru 49-4-119; repealed ................ SB 104 so Code Section 49-4-141; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 465 so

Code Section 49-4-142; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 465 50

Code Section 49-4-146.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 304 Code Section 49-4-146.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 377 Code Section 49-4-146.3; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 377

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Code Section 49-4-152.3; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 273 51

Code Section 49-4-152.3; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 371 51
Code Section 49-4-153; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 304 so

Code Section 49-4-170; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 104 50

Code Section 49-4-171; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 104 50
Code Title 49, Chapter 4, Article 9; enacted .................. SB 104 so Code Sections 49-4-180 thru 49-4-188; enacted ................. SB 104 so

Code Section 49-4-189; reserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 104 Code Sections 49-4-190 thru 49-4-192; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 104

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Code Section 49-4A-1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 49-4A-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 49-4A-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 49-4A-4; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 49-4A-5; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 49-4A-7; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 496 51

Code Section 49-4A-8; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 755 31

Code Section 49-4A-12; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 49-4A-13; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 49-4A-14; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 497 51

Code Section 49-5-7; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 104 50

Code Section 49-5-8; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 112 51

Code Section 49-5-10.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 49-5-10.1; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 438 51

Code Section 49-5-22; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 49-5-41; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 33 43

Code Section 49-5-65.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 176 14

Code Section 49-5-130; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 49-5-154; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 49-5-155; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 49-5-225; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 49-5-253; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Code Section 49-6-40; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 150 51

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Code Section 49-8-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 206 52

Code Section 49-8-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 206 52

Code Section 49-8-5; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 206 52

Code Section 50-3-75; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 845 52

Code Section 50-3-75; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 644 52

Code Section 50-4-5; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 262 52

Code Section 50-4-5; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 57 52

mode Section 50-5A-11; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 558 52

Code Section 50-8-9; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 50-8-80; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 208 53

Code Section 50-8-84; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 208 53

Code Section 50-8-85; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 208 53

Code Section 50-13-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 171 53

Code Section 50-13-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 87 53

Code Section 50-13-4; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 81 53

Code Section 50-13-9.1; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 81 53

Code Section 50-13-10; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 81 53

Code Section 50-13-42; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 33 43

Code Section 50-13-44; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 33 43

Code Section 50-14-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ........... HB 334 45

Code Section 50-17-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 558 52

Code Section 50-17-50; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 119 54

Code Section 50-17-50; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 95 54

Code Section 50-17-63; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 558 52

Code Section 50-17-63; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 95 54

Code Section 50-18-72; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 103

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Code Section 50-19-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 349 54

Code Title 50, Chapter 20; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 349 54

Code Sections 50-20-1 thru 50-20-7; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 349 54

Code Section 50-20-8; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 349 54

Code Section 50-26-22; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 50-29-12; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 103

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Code Section 50-31-2; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 197 54

Code Section 50-31-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 197 54

Code Section 50-31-4; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 197 54

Code Section 50-31-5; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 197 54

Code Section 50-31-6; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 197 54

Code Section 50-31-7; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 197 54

Code Section 51-1-46; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 80 55

Code Section 51-2-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 193 55

Code Section 51-12-5.1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 572 55

Code Section 52-6-1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 52-6-4; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 12 3

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Code Section 52-6-31; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Code Section 53-1-1; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56

Code Section 53-1-8; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56

Code Section 53-2-2; repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56

Code Section 53-2-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56

Code Section 53-2-40; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56

Code Section 53-3-8; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56

Code Section 53-4-30; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56

Code Section 53-5-3; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56

Code Section 53-5-7; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56

Code Section 53-5-22; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56

Code Section 53-6-14; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56

Code Section 53-6-15; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56

Code Section 53-6-21; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56

Code Section 53-6-22; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56

Code Section 53-6-35; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56

Code Section 53-6-60; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56

Code section 53-6-62; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56

Code Section 53-6-64; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56

Code Section 53-6-90; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56

Code Section 53-7-30; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56

Code Section 53-7-34; enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56

Code Section 53-7-45; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56

Code Section 53-7-50; amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56

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AGRICULTURE--

Applications for registration, licensing, or permits ........ HB 130

1

Code revision; reenactment; corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Fertilizers; extensive revision of related provisions ....... HB 49

1

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES--

Administrative procedure; Department of Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 171 53

Attempted purchase by person under age 21 prohibited;

seizure and suspension of driver's license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 250

1

Brewery tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 834

2

Brewpubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 834

2

Farm wineries; sales for consumption on premises . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 93

2

Hotel in-room service; registered guests; condominium

units or commercial space in hotel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 144

2

Retail package liquor licensed places of business;

distance between locations of licensees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 500

2

Sales at certain university system sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 682

2

Sales in special entertainment districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 834

2

Shipments from out of state directly to certain persons in

state prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 119

2

ANIMALS--

Farmed deer; production, importation, and disease control

and eradication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 426

3

Nontraditional livestock; defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 426

3

Wild animals; destruction or injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 426

3

APPEAL AND ERROR--

Applications for permission to appeal filed without notice

of appeal in certain cases; jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 291

3

Death penalty cases; proceedings; reports; applications

for appeal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1013 15

APPROPRIATIONS--

S.F.Y. 1997-1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 204 55
Supplemental for S.F.Y. 1996-1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 34 55 Supplemental to Department of Labor from state's account
in unemployment trust fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 213 29

ARMY--

See "MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS"

AVIATION--

Sales and use tax exemptions; aircraft engines, engine parts, and components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 70 49

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BANKING AND FINANCE--

Accounting for public funds; depositories; deposits;

liability for official action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 131 41

Automated teller machines; agreements to share; right not

to charge transaction fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 630

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Banks and trust companies ................................... SB 154 3

Cashing checks, money orders, or drafts for consideration ... SB 154 3

Check cashing by financial institutions, etc.; certain

fees prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 570 3

Code revision; reenactment; corrections ..................... HB 123 1

Department of Banking and Finance ........................... SB 154 3

Financial institutions ...................................... SB 154 3

Garnishment;

summons

upon financial institution;

safe-deposit box contents; relief and immunity from

liability; cost reimbursements ............................ HB 307 16

Mortgage lenders and mortgage brokers ....................... SB 154 3

Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services; restricted public

access to records; investments by director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 558 52

Records and reports of currency transactions ................ SB 154 3

State depositories; foreign banks ........................... SB 95 54

State depository board; membership ............................ SB 119 54

BUILDINGS AND HOUSING--

Building permits; notice regarding mechanics' and
materialmen's liens ....................................... HB 322 4 Code revision; reenactment; corrections ..................... HB 123 1
Home inspectors; local licensing ............................ HB 322 4 Homes with accessibility features; income tax credit for
purchasing or retrofitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 417 48 Mechanics' and materialmen's liens; effect of certain
contractual provisions on enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 298 41 Permits; conditioned upon sewage management system
installation permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 165 24 Public schools; guaranteed energy savings contracts ......... SB 301 19
Regional housing authorities; boards of commissioners; composition and size ...................................... HB 583 4
Roofing shingles; disposal and recycling .................... HB 57 7

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CIVIL PRACTICE--

Alternative dispute resolution; court-connected ............. SB 133 12

Arbitration code; applicability to contracts between

insurance companies ....................................... HB 745 4

Arguments of counsel; which party entitled to opening and

concluding arguments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 369 4

Child support; extensive revision of related provisions . . . . . HB 284 16

Child support; spousal support; statutes of limitation;

judgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16

Code revision; reenactment; corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123 1

Deceptive or unfair trade practices; judgments; delinquent

penalties; collection; fees; funds designation and

disbursement; consumer education .......................... HB 712 5

Declaratory judgments regarding validity of state

administrative rules, variances, or waivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 81 53

Frivolous actions and defenses; attorney's fees and

expenses of litigation .................................... SB 1 5

Garnishment;

summons

upon financial institution;

safe-deposit box contents; relief and immunity from

liability; cost reimbursements ............................ HB 307 16

Immunity of educators against liability for disciplinary

actions ................................................... HB 567 19

Injunctions to enforce health related licensing

requirements; supersedeas in contempt cases; enforcement

by contempt action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 295 24

Legal aid; use of county law library excess funds . . . . . . . . . . . HB 54 32

Nonresidents; jurisdiction; venue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 592 4

Official organ of county for legal advertising;

requirements .............................................. HB 152 5

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Paternity; extensive revision of related provisions ......... HB 284 16

Professional malpractice claims; affidavits; dismissal;

curing defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 276 4

Punitive damages; no limitation in certain cases involving

influence of intoxicants or toxic agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 572 55

Reimbursement of benefit providers in personal injury

cases; subrogation; setoffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 280 28

Spousal support; extensive revision of related provisions ... HB 284 16

Subpoenas for depositions; attorney issuance of ............. HB 321

5

Surveyors; limitation on actions against .................... HB 433 10

Uniform interstate family support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16

COMMERCE AND TRADE--

Accountants; public accountancy; certified public

accountants; firms of public accountants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 374 38

Alcoholic beverages; certain direct shipments from out of

state prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 119 2

Antifreeze; test reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 182 5

Bedding articles; provisions repealed ....................... HB 127 26

Cashing checks, money orders, or drafts for consideration ... SB 154 3

Check cashing by financial institutions, etc.; certain

fees prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 570 3

Code revision; reenactment; corrections ..................... HB 123

1

Commercial analytical laboratories submitting data for

regulatory purposes; approval ............................. HB 604

6

Council on Rural Transportation and Economic Development;

study, plan, and report; extended authorization ........... HB 621 26

Deceptive or unfair business practices; telemarketing;

computer Internet activities; home repair or improvement .. HB 708

6

Deceptive or unfair trade practices; judgments; delinquent

penalties; collection; fees; funds designation and

disbursement; consumer education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 712

5

Electronic media for conducting state and private

business; pilot projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 103 6

Electronic records and signatures; authorized use ........... SB 103 6

Enterprise zones within counties and municipalities;

comprehensive regulation .................................. HB 663 33

Farm wineries; sales of alcoholic beverages for

consumption on premises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 93 2

Fertilizers; extensive revision of related provisions ....... HB 49

1

Motor vehicle dealers' numbers .............................. HB 104 34

Natural gas; competition and deregulation ................... SB 215 44

Retail installment and home solicitation sales; revolving

accounts; presumption of signing or acceptance by buyer;

effectiveness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 431

5

Ticket scalping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 283

5

COMMERCIAL CODE--

Code revision; reenactment; corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123 Mortgages made by railroad, electric, gas, utility, or
telephone service corporation; perfection of security interests; fixtures; personal property.; ................. HB 533 41

CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES--

Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 148 8

Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact ........ HB 149

8

Coastal zone management ..................................... HB 167 7

Commercial analytical laboratories submitting data for

regulatory purposes; approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 604

6

Georgia Golf Hall -of Fame Authority; created ................ HB 866

6

Hazardous waste management; fee waivers ..................... HB 510 8

Lien on real property on which corrective action performed

by Environmental Protection Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 470 8

Solid waste management; collection of local fees, taxes,

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and assessments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 612

Solid waste management; deactivation of waste management

authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 612

7

Solid waste management; disposal facilities; restrictions

on siting near city or county boundaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 219

7

Solid waste management; local waste management

authorities; deactivation and disposition of assets and

liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 219

7

Solid waste management; municipal landfills; modifications

for vertical expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 612

7

Solid waste management; municipal landfills near bombing

ranges restricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 57

7

Solid waste management; public hearings prior to landfill

contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 612

7

Solid waste management; roofing shingles disposal and

recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 57

7

Solid waste management; scrap tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 612

7

Stone Mountain Park; master plan; natural district; use;

limitations; proposed changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 146

6

Water resources; federal assistance requests relating to

discharges into Chattahoochee River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 528

7

Water resources; sewer connection moratorium exception ...... HB 528

7

Water resources; water permits for special ground-water

management areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 528

7

Water system operators; education requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 345 41

CONTRACTS--

Agreements to share automated teller machines; right not

to charge transaction fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 630

4

Arbitration code; applicability to contracts between

insurance companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 745

4

Bad checks; service charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 329

8

Real estate brokerage commission agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 255 41

CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS--

Blasting or excavating near underground utilities;

corporation defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 269 22

Business corporations; dissolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

8

Business corporations; filing documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

8

Business corporations; merger and share exchange ............ HB 294

8

Business corporations; notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

8

Business corporations; sale of assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

8

Business corporations; shareholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

8

Business corporations; shares and distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

8

Code revision; reenactment; corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Corporate taxation; credit card data processing services;

apportionment of income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 424 48

Corporation

employee

representing corporation in

magistrate court proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 313 10

Health care facilities; transfers of assets; certain

nonprofit corporations or hospitals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 600 25

Limited partnerships; income taxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 241 47

Limited partnerships; limited liability partnerships;

limited liability companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 349

9

Nonprofit corporations; dissolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

8

Nonprofit corporations; entity defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

8

Nonprofit corporations; filing fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

8

Nonprofit corporations; hospital authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 445 24

Nonprofit corporations; incorporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

8

Nonprofit corporations; indemnification of directors and

officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

8

Nonprofit corporations; merger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 294

8

Nonprofit corporations; property held for benefit of

county, municipality, or school district; ad valorem tax

exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 459 47

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Nonprofit organizations providing services and facilities to the state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 349 54
Partnerships; income taxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 241 47
COUNTIES--
Boards of health; powers and duties related to sewage management systems ........................................ SB 165 24
Building permits; conditioned upon sewage management system installation permits ............................... SB 165 24
County law libraries; funds; codification of county ordinances; excess funds for civil legal aid .............. HB 54 32
Criminal and ordinance violation cases; additional penalties to fund crime victim assistance programs ........ HB 324 12
Electors; identification required ........................... SB 273 21 Excise taxes; counties and municipalities; charges to
public for accommodations; authority to levy; conditions .. HB 425 50 Excise taxes; county or municipal; charges to public for
accommodations; authority to levy ......................... HB 508 50 Health insurance; county officers and employees
participation in state employees' health insurance plan ... SB 91 43 Insurance premium taxes; expenditure of proceeds ............ HB 492 27 Less developed counties; job tax credits for businesses in .. HB 378 48 Motor vehicle tag agents .................................... HB 487 34 Municipal court jurisdiction over misdemeanors in
consolidated cities-counties .............................. HB 54 32 Official organ of county for legal advertising;
requirements .............................................. HB 152 5 Records of counties and superior courts; storage outside
county of creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 324 9 Rewards by counties or municipalities for detection or
apprehension of felons .................................... HB 719 42 Service delivery strategies; requirements; verification;
effect on state financial assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 489 33 Solid waste management; disposal facilities; restrictions
on siting near city or county boundaries .................. HB 219 7 Special county 1 percent sales and use tax; expenditure of
proceeds; purposes ........................................ HB 531 49 Special county 1 percent sales and use tax; notices to
mayors and chief elected officials of municipalities ...... HB 490 48 Special county 1 percent sales and use tax; termination
date ...................................................... HB 15 49 Special purpose local option sales and use tax; sanitary
landfill development; economic infeasibility .............. HB 228 49 State employees' health insurance plan; county officers
and employees; participation .............................. SB 91 43
COUNTIES AND COUNTY MATTERS BY POPULATION--
400,000 or less; motor vehicle self-insurers; exception applicable to taxicab self-insurers ....................... HB 573 28
81,300-89,000; ad valorem taxation; county digest submission deadline provisions; repeal .................... HB 459 47
100,000 or more; school security personnel; authority to carry firearms; repeal of population restriction .......... HB 383 18
COURT OF APPEALS OF GEORGIA--
Applications for permission to appeal filed without notice of appeal in certain cases; jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 291 3
COURTS--
Administrative Office of the Courts; administrative attachment of State Commission on Family Violence to ...... SB 171 17
Assistant district attorneys; duties under Uniform Interstate Family Support Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16
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Child support receiver; duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16

Code revision; reenactment; corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

County and Municipal Probation Advisory Council ............. SB 69 37

Court-connected alternative dispute resolution .............. SB 133 12

Court of Appeals; applications for permission to appeal

filed without notice of appeal in certain cases;

jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 291

3

Criminal and ordinance violation cases; additional

penalties to fund crime victim assistance programs ........ HB 324 12

Department of Children and Youth Services; name changed to

Department of Juvenile Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

District attorneys' offices; comprehensive revision of

provisions related to personnel, administration, and

budgeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 124 12

Georgia Council of Court Administrators; created ............ SB 306

9

Georgia Magistrate Courts Training Council .................. SB 313 10

Judges; marriage ceremony performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 689 16

Juvenile law enforcement records; maintenance and

reporting of records involving certain offenses ........... HB 506 11

Juvenile proceedings; felony offenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 132 11

Juvenile records; use in subsequent criminal proceedings;

access; disclosure; maintenance; inspection ............... SB 132 11

Magistrate courts; corporation employee representing

corporation in proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 313 10

Ma~ij~an~; ~ossession of one ounce or less as misdemeanor;

JUr1.sd1.Ct1.on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 347 10

Nonresidents; jurisdiction; venue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 592

4

Notices regarding commission of felony acts by students ..... HB 180 19

Notices regarding student offenders and delinquents ......... HB 567 19

Oaths of witnesses in criminal cases; perjury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 293 11

Orders placing deprived children in foster care; periodic

reviews; extensions of orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 126 11

Paternity; biological fathers who are not legal fathers;

juvenile proceedings and parental rights; adoption;

child support; putative father registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 28 10

Paternity; biological fathers who are not legal fathers;

juvenile proceedings; termination of parent-child

relation; legitimation; child support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 26 11

Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of the State of Georgia ...... HB 124 12

Recordation of maps and plats of land in Chattahoochee

River stream corridor; surveys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 433 10

Remuneration of judges, prosecutors, and witnesses for

certain activities related to criminal cases prohibited ... HB 105 14

Sheriff offices' nomenclature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 289 12

Sheriffs; annual training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 397 11

Sheriffs-elect; specialized training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 397 11

State courts; solicitors-general; compensation .............. HB 124 12

Subpoenas for depositions; attorney issuance of . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 321

5

Superior court clerks; Georgia Superior Court Clerks'

Cooperative Authority; real property records; state-wide

uniform system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 524 10

Superior Court Clerks Training Council; membership; quorum .. HB 67

9

Superior courts; personnel employed within judges'

offices; related policies of Council of Superior Court

Judges of Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 125 9

Supreme Court; applications for permission to appeal filed

without notice of appeal in certain cases; jurisdiction ... HB 291

CRIMES AND OFFENSES--

Abortion; partial-birth abortion prohibited ................. SB 357 15

Abuse of dead body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 651 26

Aggravated sodomy; minimum mandatory term of imprisonment ... SB 15 13

Attempted purchase of alcoholic beverage by person under

age 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 250

1

Bail jumping; out-of-state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 620 14

Battery against pregnant female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 205 13

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Battery against school personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 132 11

Child care facilities; certain offenders prohibited from

residing, domiciling, or being employed at ................ SB 176 14

Child molestation; aggravated child molestation; chemical

castration of certain offenders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 211 13

Code revision; reenactment; corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Concealing death of another person; punishment .............. SB 316 14

Controlled substances and dangerous drugs; listings;

punishments for related offenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 111 15

Day-care centers; certain offenders prohibited from

residing, domiciling, or being employed at ................ SB 176 14

Deceptive or unfair business practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 712

5

Deceptive or unfair business practices; telemarketing;

computer Internet activities; home repair or improvement .. HB 708

6

Department of Children and Youth Services; name changed to

Department of Juvenile Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Destructive devices and explosives; prohibited acts

relating to; punishments; exceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 227 13

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs; zero

tolerance for alcohol for drivers under age 21 ............ HB 681 35

Escape by juvenile offender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 132 11

Family violence; disclosure of shelter location ............. SB 171 17

Firearms; carrying in public places; licenses for former

law enforcement officers; authority of certain officers

and retired officers to carry pistols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 247 14

Gambling; gaming equipment and devices; certain provisions

not applicable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 14 15

Handguns; Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act

regulations; dealer duties; toll-free telephone service

for dealer inquiries; loans and pawns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 447 14

Insurance fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 97 26

Marijuana; possession of one ounce or less as misdemeanor;

state court jurisdiction; municipal court jurisdiction . . . . HB 347 10

Medical assistance; fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 304 50

Notices regarding student offenders and delinquents ......... HB 567 19

Notification regarding commission of felony acts by

students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 180 19

Racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations (RICO);

legislative intent regarding applicability of Georgia

RICO Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 282 15

Rape; minimum mandatory term of imprisonment ................ SB 15 13

Remuneration of judges, prosecutors, and witnesses for

certain activities related to criminal cases prohibited ... HB 105 14

Rewards by counties or municipalities for detection or

apprehension of felons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 719 42

Shoplifting; punishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 423 13

Simple battery against pregnant female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 205 13

Theft by conversion; personal property; replacement costs ... HB 178 13

Ticket scalping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 283 5

Trespass; minor's permission to enter property; effect . . . . . . HB 100 13.

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE--

Abuse of vulnerable adults; elder abuse; officer education .. SB 127 24

Aggravated sodomy; minimum mandatory term of imprisonment ... SB 15 13

Arrest record expungement; criminal history access . . . . . . . . . . HB 183 31

Bail jumping; out-of-state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 620 14

Bonds and recognizances; release of surety when principal

used false name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 620 14

Child molestation; aggravated child molestation; chemical

castration of certain offenders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 211 13

Code revision; reenactment; corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Criminal and ordinance violation cases; additional

penalties to fund crime victim assistance programs . . . . . . . . HB 324 12

Death penalty cases; proceedings; reports; applications

for appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 1013 15

Deceptive or unfair business practices; referral for

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prosecution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 712 5 Department of Children and Youth Services; name changed to
Department of Juvenile Justice ............................ HB 622 51 Disabled adults and elder persons protection ................ SB 121 35 Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs; zero
tolerance for alcohol for drivers under age 21 ............ HB 681 35 Immunity of educators against liability for disciplinary
actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 567 19 Indictment against peace officer; procedure; application
to misdemeanors and felonies .............................. SB 140 15 Misdemeanors; misdemeanors of high and aggravated nature;
punishment for commission within state correctional institution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 258 15 Oaths of witnesses in criminal cases; perjury ............... HB 293 11 Rape; minimum mandatory term of imprisonment ................ SB 15 13 School safety; notices to local school systems regarding student offenders and delinquents ......................... HB 567 19 Sexually violent predators; registration .................... SB 105 36 State Board of Pardons and Paroles; information regarding paroled felons; public access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 242 37 Student criminal activity; reports by local school systems or officials for investigation ............................ HB 567 19 Victim compensation; claims; eligibility; awards ............ SB 90 16 Warrantless arrests in cases involving abuse of vulnerable adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 127 24

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DEBTOR AND CREDITOR--

Bad checks; service charges ................................. HB 329 8

Discharge of debt when tax collection barred by statute of

limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 479 46

Garnishment; continuing for support of family member;

earnings defined .......................................... HB 284 16

Garnishment; summons upon

financial

institution;

safe-deposit box contents; relief and immunity from

liability; cost reimbursements ............................ HB 307 16

Home equity lines of credit; certain provisions not

applicable to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 17 5 41

Intangible recording tax; effect of failure to pay . . . . . . . . . . HB 306 47

Retail installment and home solicitation sales; revolving

accounts; presumption of signing or acceptance by buyer;

effectiveness ............................................. HB 431 5

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS--

See "COURTS"

DOMESTIC RELATIONS--

Adoption; hard to place children; financial assistance ...... HB 112 51
Child abuse records; access; State Personnel Board .......... SB 33 43 Child support; extensive revision of related provisions ..... HB 284 16 Family violence; nonresident respondents; disclosure of
shelter location; state commission ........................ SB 171 17
Guardians; guardians of incapacitated adults; powers and duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23
Marriage and family therapists; licensing requirements ...... HB 272 38 Marriage; ceremonies performed by judges; application
supplement-marriage reports and forms ..................... HB 689 16
Paternity; biological fathers who are not legal fathers;
juvenile proceedings and parental rights; adoption; child support; putative father registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 28 10 Paternity; biological fathers who are not legal fathers; juvenile proceedings; termination of parent-child

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relation; legitimation; child support ..................... SB 26 11 Paternity; extensive revision of related provisions . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16 Public assistance; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
(TANF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 104 50 Spousal support; extensive revision of related provisions ... HB 284 16 Uniform Interstate Family Support ........................... HB 284 16
DRUGS--
See "FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS"

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EDUCATION--

Administrative procedure; exemption for Department of

Technical and Adult Education ............................. SB 87 53

Adult bookstores, explicit media outlets, and adult movie

houses; location near school restricted ................... SB 62 33
After-school programs for middle school age children ........ SB so 19

Bonds and financing; issuance of obligations by certain

authorities prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 803 33

Certificated professional personnel;

provisional

employment pending criminal record check .................. HB 420 18

Character education; comprehensive program for levels K-12 .. HB 393 18

Children in state facilities; attorneys' fees relating to

education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 383 18

Code revision; reenactment; corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Contracts and purchases by public schools; guaranteed

energy savings contracts; multiyear contracts with other

educational entities ...................................... SB 301 19

Debt collection; setoff for debts owed to political

subdivisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 517 48

Expulsion or suspension of students state wide for

felonious acts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 567 19

Flag of United States; instruction regarding use and

display ...... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 214 19

Georgia Student Finance Authority; scholarship grants for

students completing two scholarship years at Georgia

Military College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 914 20

Historic landmark facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 21 18

Immunity of educators for disciplinary actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 567 19

Middle school program grants; foreign language instruction .. HB 383 18

Motor vehicle drivers' licenses; school attendance and

graduation requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Notification regarding commission of felony acts by

students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 180 19

Official state school; Plains High School ................... SB 16 18

Professional Practices Commission; member emeritus;

investigations, authority, and recommendations of

actions against educators ................................. HB 420 18

Professional teaching practices; related definitions ........ HB 420 18

Public assistance; LEARNFARE pilot program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 104 50

School safety; notices to school systems and teachers

regarding student offenders and delinquents ............... HB 567 19

School security personnel; authority to carry firearms ...... HB 383 18

Sick leave and personal leave for public school personnel;

transfer of unused leaves upon employment change .......... HB 299 20

Speech-language pathologists; licensing exemption for

certain employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 416 39

State School Superintendent; qualifications ................. SB 25 18

Student code of conduct; alternative school programs for

code violators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 567 19

Student criminal activity; reports to law enforcement

agencies or officers ...................................... HB 567 19

Student disciplinary proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 567 19

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Student scholastic and discipline records; copies required prior to admitting transfer students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 180 19
University system; alcoholic beverage sales at certain sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 682 2
ELECTIONS--
Absentee ballots for elderly or disabled electors; rules and regulations ........................................... HB 889 21
Absentee voting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20 Ballot labels for voting machines; form of questions . . . . . . . . HB 246 21 Board of Pardons and Paroles; conflicts of interests;
employee candidates for public office ..................... HB 407 37 Contested elections and primaries ........................... HB 635 20 Electors; identification required ........................... SB 273 21 Fraud; absentee voting ...................................... HB 889 21 Georgia Election Code; general provisions ................... HB 635 20 House of Representatives; redistricting ..................... HB 958 23 Inactive electors ........................................... HB 889 21 Municipal election districts; redistricting by governing
authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 113 32 Municipal offices; local law provisions to change to
four-year terms authorized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 309 21 Municipal qualifying period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 19 21 Poll officers age 16 and older . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 889 21 Preparation for and conduct of primaries and elections ...... HB 635 20 Presidential preference primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20 Referendums, state wide; summary or explanation of
questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 128 20 Registration of voters ...................................... HB 635 20 Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20 Selection and qualification of candidates and presidential
electors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20 Senate; redistricting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 382 23 Special elections and primaries generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20 State School Superintendent; qualifications ................. SB 25 18 Supervisory boards and officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); editorial
rev is ion .................................................. SB 104 so
Voting by paper ballot ...................................... HB 635 20 Voting machines and vote recorders generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 635 20
EVIDENCE--
Code revision; reenactment; corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123 Department of Corrections; records; admission of records
into evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 48 36 Medical reports in cases involving injury or disease . . . . . . . . HB 325 21
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FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY--
Blasting or excavating near underground utilities; corporation defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 269 22
Destructive devices and explosives; prohibited acts relating to; punishments; exceptions ...................... SB 227 13
Explosive ordnance disposal; emergency medical support of operations; training materials subject to restricted disclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 17 3 32
Fire extinguishers and fire suppression systems; licensing exemption for certain installation, servicing, and testing of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 415 22
Fire sprinklers; regulation; extensive revision of related provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 505 22
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FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS--

Barbecue; official beef and pork championship cookoffs

designated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 845 52

Beauty shops or salons; hair washers not required to

register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 287 38

Controlled substances and dangerous drugs; listings;

punishments for related offenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 111 15

Cosmetologists;

apprenticeship

under

experienced

cosmetologist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 287 38

Drug dealer liability for illegal marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 80 55

Food preparers; hair nets required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 474 22

Prescription drug rebates; refunds by medical assistance

providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 371 51

Unit dosage drugs for resident of long-term care facility;

reuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 273 51

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GAME AND FISH--

Crabbing; crab traps; floats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 212 23

Licenses; suspension or denial for failure to comply with

child support order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 284 16

Sport shooting ranges; nuisance; changed conditions; noise .. SB 8 36

Wild animals; destruction or injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 426

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY--

Effective dates of certain Acts of General Assembly . . . . . . . . . HB 188

1

House of Representatives; redistricting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 958 23

Local bills; copy of notice of intention to introduce . . . . . . . HB 188

1

Municipal annexation or deannexation; local Acts of

General Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 217 32

Municipal offices; local law provisions to change to

four-year terms authorized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 309 21

Population bills; additional types prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 98 23

Senate; redistricting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 382 23

Stone Mountain Park; approval of proposed change in use of

natural district . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 146

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GENERAL PROVISIONS--

Effective dates of certain Acts of General Assembly . . . . . . : .. HB 188

GUARDIAN AND WARD--

Guardians; guardians of incapacitated adults; powers and duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23
Minor's willful or malicious acts; liability of parents or guardians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 193 55

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HANDICAPPED PERSONS--
Absentee ballots for elderly or disabled electors; rules and regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 889 21
Community trusts; successor trusts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 650 24 Disabled adults and elder persons; protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 127 24 Disabled athletes; special motor vehicle license plates
supporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 499 34 Disabled or elderly family members; caregiving expenses;
income tax credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 517 48 Identification cards for persons with disabilities; social

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security number use restricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 574 35 Missing persons with Alzheimer's disease or dementia;
inunediate investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 326 30 Parking law for persons with disabilities; uniforms for
appointed enforcers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 79 35 Professional counselors, social workers, and marriage and
family therapists; licensing exemption for certain employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 416 39

HEALTH--

Abortion; partial-birth abortion prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 357 15

Bedding articles; provisions repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 127 26

Caregiving expenses for disabled or elderly family

members; income tax credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 517 48

Chiropractors; adjustment; authorized administration ........ SB 278 38

Chiropractors; treatment and referral by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 214 38

Composite State Board of Medical Examiners; membership ...... HB 238 39

Death investigations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 557 30

Death; concealing death of another person; punishment ....... SB 316 14

Death; notification by nonhospital care provider; abuse of

dead body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 651 26

Emergency medical services; enforcement of provisions ....... HB 277 25

Experimental or nonconventional medical treatments;

provision to certain patients; limited physician's

inununi ty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 341 40

Eye care; patient access; provider participation in

benefit plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 254 24

Food preparers; hair nets required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 474 22

Health care facilities; transfers of assets certain

nonprofit corporations or hospitals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 600 25

Hospital authorities; members; financial interests; oaths ... HB 445 24

Hospital authorities; nonprofit corporations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 445 24

Hospital authorities; reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 445 24

Hospital authorities; transfers of hospitals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 445 24

Hospital staff privileges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 219 25

Injunctions to enforce licensing requirements; supersedeas

in contempt cases; enforcement by contempt action ......... HB 295 24

Insurance; emergency intervention; post-stabilization

treatment; payment for services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 209 25

Insurance; health

plan

purchasing

cooperatives;

authorization; regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 93 28

Insurance; portability; compliance with federal law

requirements; individual coverage availability . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 654 26

Insurance; state employees' health insurance plan; county

officers and employees; Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of

Georgia employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 91 43

Medical examiners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 557 30

Medical facility staff; health service

provider

psychologists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 219 25

Medical reports in civil cases involving injury or disease .. HB 325 21

Nurses;

identification

required

of

registered

professionals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 841 39

Physical restraint of mental patients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 219 25

Physical therapists; licensing; regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 228 39

Physician's assistant; licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 238 39

Physicians; out of state; consultation in state . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 107 40

Private home care providers; exemption for services

provided through senior volunteer programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 830 25

Residential care facilities for the elderly authorities;

powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 297 25

Respiratory care professionals; continuing education . . . . . . . . HB 138 39

Sewage; building permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 165 24

Sewage; county boards of health powers and duties . . . . . . . . . . . SB 165 24

Sewage; on-site management systems; state-wide regulation ... SB 165 24

Sewage; sewer connection moratorium exception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 528

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reports and forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 689 16 Vital records; social security account information of
parents; editorial revision ............................... HB 284 16 Workers' compensation; employee notice to medical service
provider regarding coverage ............................... HB 331 29
HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES--
Central lane use regulation ................................. SB 121 35 Council on Rural Transportation and Economic Development;
study, plan, and report; extended authorization ........... HB 621 26 Department of Transportation; negotiated contracts;
limited amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 120 26 Mass transportation; designated travel lanes ................ SB 116 26 Speed limits in construction sites .......................... SB 121 35

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INSURANCE--

Agency licensing and regulation ............................. HB 97 26

Arbitration code; applicability to contracts between

insurance companies ....................................... HB 745 4

Automobile; medical payments coverage ....................... SB 356 27

Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 97 26

Health; emergency

intervention;

post-stabilization

treatment; payment for services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 209 25

Health; eye care; patient access; provider participation

in benefit plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 254 24

Health; portability; compliance with federal law

requirements; individual coverage availability . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 654 26

Health; state employees' health insurance plan; county

officers and employees; Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of

Georgia employees ......................................... SB 91 43

Health plan purchasing cooperatives; authorization;

regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 93 28

Insolvent insurers; priority of distribution of claims

from insurer's estate ..................................... HB 584 27

Insolvent insurers; priority of distribution of claims

from insurer's estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 356 27

Investments

of

insurers

in

investment pools;

authorization; regulation ................................. HB 573 28

Investments of insurers; foreign governmental bonds and

securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 355 28

Life insurance; exceeding surrendered insurance ............. SB 356 27

Motor vehicle self-insurers; exception applicable to

taxicab self-insurers in counties of 400,000 population

or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 573 28

Premium taxes received by counties; expenditure of

proceeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 492 27

Premium taxes to be paid to Georgia Firemen's Pension

Fund; certain insurers .................................... HB 333 46

Reimbursement; subrogation; setoffs ......................... SB 280 28

Surplus line insurance not subject to certain provisions .... SB 356 27

Surplus line insurance not subject to certain provisions .... HB 584 27

Workers' compensation; award finality ....................... HB 331 29

Workers' compensation; collection costs ..................... HB 331 29

Workers' compensation; employee notice to medical service

provider regarding coverage ............................... HB 331 29

Workers' compensation; fraud; fraud investigators ........... HB 331 29

Workers' compensation; hearing locations .................... HB 331 29

Workers' compensation; investigation of certain complaints

against insurers or group self-insurance funds; costs;

penal ties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 376 27

workers' compensation; premium discounts for drug-free

workplaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 584 27

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Workers' compensation; rehabilitation benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 331 29 Workers' compensation; self-insurers bond returns ........... HB 331 29 Workers' compensation; sports officials deemed independent
contractors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 263 29 Workers' compensation; temporary partial disability
compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 331 29 Workers' compensation; third-party administrators or
servicing agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 331 29 Workers' compensation; total disability compensation ........ HB 331 29

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Department of Children and Youth Services; name changed to Department of Juvenile Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs; zero tolerance for alcohol for drivers under age 21; confinement of juveniles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35
Juvenile law enforcement records; maintenance and reporting of records involving certain offenses ........... HB 506 11
Juvenile proceedings; felony offenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 132 11 Juvenile records; use in subsequent criminal proceedings;
access; disclosure; maintenance; inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 132 11 Paternity; biological fathers who are not legal fathers;
juvenile proceedings and parental rights; adoption; child support; putative father registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 28 10 Paternity; biological fathers who are not legal fathers; juvenile proceedings; termination of parent-child relation; legitimation; child support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 26 11

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LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS--

Appropriations; supplemental to Department of Labor from

state's account in unemployment trust fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 213 29

Code revision; reenactment; corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Jobs programs funded by state and federal government;

local partie ipation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 101 33

Labor pools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 148 28

Penal labor; use by private operator of state prison . . . . . . . . SB 48 36

Unemployment

benefits;

employer

contributions;

reassessment hearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 148 28

Unemployment

benefits;

state-wide reserve ratio;

contribution rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 460 29

Unemployment benefits; successor employer contribution

rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 148 28

Unemployment benefits; weekly benefit amount determination .. HB 460 29

Unemployment benefits; withholding from persons overissued

food stamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 148 28

Workers' compensation; award finality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 331 29

Workers' compensation; collection costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 331 29

Workers' compensation; employee notice to medical service

provider regarding coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 331 29

Workers' compensation; fraud; fraud investigators ........... HB 331 29

Workers' compensation; hearing locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 331 29

Workers' compensation; investigation of certain complaints

against insurers or group self-insurance funds; costs;

penal ties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 376 27

Workers' compensation; premium discounts for drug-free

workplaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 584 27

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Workers' compensation rehabilitation benefits .............. HB 331 29

Workers' compensation self-insurers bond returns ........... HB 331 29

Workers' compensation sports officials deemed independent

contractors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 263 29

Workers' compensation; temporary partial disability

compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 331 29

Workers' compensation; third-party administrators or

..

servicing agents .......................................... HB 331 29

Workers' compensation; total disability compensation ........ HB 331 29

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES--

Arrest record expungement; criminal history access .......... HB 183 31 Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; membership ........... HB 187 31 Death investigations ........................................ HB 557 30 Department of Children and Youth Services; employee peace
officers; contractor law enforcement units ................ HB 755 31 Department of Children and Youth Services; name changed to
Department of Juvenile Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51
Department of Public Safety; Georgia State Patrol; certain employees in classified service; dismissal; suspension .... SB 141 30
Department of Public Safety; uniform division; retirement of certain officers at age 55 permissible but not
mandatory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 380 45 Explosive ordnance disposal; emergency medical support of
operations; training materials subject to restricted disclosure ................................................ SB 173 32 Firearms; licenses for former law enforcement officers; authority of certain officers and retired officers to carry pistols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 247 14
Forensic sciences; extensive revision and consolidation of related provisions ........................................ HB 557 30
Georgia Bureau of Investigation; officers and agents; retirement at age 55 permissible but not mandatory . . . . . . . . HB 380 45
Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council . . . . . . . . HB 673 30 Georgia Public Safety Training Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 673 30 Indictment against peace officer; procedure; application
to misdemeanors and felonies .............................. SB 140 15 Juvenile law enforcement records; maintenance and
reporting of records involving certain offenses ........... HB 506 11 Medical examiners ........................................... HB 557 30 Missing persons with Alzheimer's disease or dementia;
immediate investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 326 30 Parking law for persons with disabilities; uniforms for
appointed enforcers ....................................... HB 79 35 School security personnel; authority to carry firearms ...... HB 383 18 Sexually violent predators; registration .................... SB 105 36 Sheriff offices' nomenclature ............................... HB 289 12 Sheriffs annual training .................................... HB 397 11 Sheriffs-elect specialized training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 397 11 Speed detection devices; approval, application, and
authorized use ............................................ HB 398 35 Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 673 30 Training; administrative investigators; police chiefs,
department heads, and wardens; communications officers .... HB 673 30 Training; personnel employed by municipal correction
institutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 673 30 Training; police chiefs; wardens; department heads .......... HB 288 31

LOCAL GOVERNMENT--

Adult bookstores, explicit media outlets, and adult movie houses; location restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 62 33
Alcoholic beverage sales; special entertainment districts ... HB 834 2 Alcoholic beverages; authorized locations of retail
package liquor licensed places of business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 500 2 Annexation; deannexation; local Acts of General Assembly . . . . HB 217 32

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Bonds and financing; issuance of obligations by certain

authorities prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 803 33

Building permits; notice regarding mechanics' and

materialmen's liens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 322

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County and Municipal Probation Advisory Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 69 37

County law libraries; funds; codification of county

ordinances; excess funds for civil legal aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 54 32

Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; membership ........... HB 187 31

Debt collection; setoff for debts owed to political

subdivisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 517 48

Enterprise zones within counties and municipalities;

comprehensive regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 663 33

Excise taxes; counties and municipalities; charges to

public for accommodations; authority to levy; conditions .. HB 425 50

Excise taxes; county or municipal; charges to public for
accommodations; authority to levy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 508 so

Excise taxes; local consolidated governments; charges to

public for accommodations; authority to levy; conditions .. HB 94 49

Explosive ordnance disposal; emergency medical support of

operations; training materials subject to restricted

disclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 173 32

Georgia Municipal Training Institute; name changed to

Harold F. Holtz Municipal Training Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 94 32

Home inspectors; local licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 322

4

Ignition interlock provider centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Intangible tax; distribution of revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 84 47

Jobs programs funded by state and federal government;

local participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 101 33

Land bank authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 143 46

Metropolitan area planning and development commissions;

definitions; mayoral members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 208 53

Motor vehicle identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 349 54

Municipal court jurisdiction over misdemeanors in

consolidated cities-counties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 54 32

Municipal election districts; redistricting by governing

authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 113 32

Police chiefs; training requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 288 31

Population bills; additional types prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 98 23

Property held by nonprofit corporation for benefit of

county, municipality, or school district; ad valorem tax

exemption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 459 47

Records of counties and superior courts; storage outside

county of creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 324

9

Regional housing authorities; boards of commissioners;

composition and size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 583

4

Residential care facilities for the elderly authorities;

powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 297 25

Service delivery data reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 491 33

Service delivery strategies; requirements; verification;

effect on state financial assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 489 33

Sick leave and personal leave for public school personnel;

transfer of unused leaves upon employment change .......... HB 299 20

Solid waste management; collection of local fees, taxes,

and assessments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 612

7

Solid waste management; deactivation of waste management

authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 612

7

Solid waste management; local waste management

authorities; deactivation and disposition of assets and

liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 219

7

Solid waste management; municipal landfills; modifications

for vertical expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 612

7

Solid waste management; public hearings prior to landfill

contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 612

7

Uniform chart of accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 491 33

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MAGISTRATE COURTS--
Corporation employee representing corporation in proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 313 10
Georgia Magistrate Courts Training Council .................. SB 313 10
MEDICINE--
See "PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES"
MENTAL HEALTH--
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs; repeat offenders; clinical assessment ............................ HB 681 35
Medical assistance; mental diseases; reimbursement for certain inpatient care .................................... HB 465 50
Physical restraint of patients .............................. SB 219 25 Professional counselors, social workers, and marriage and
family therapists; licensing exemption for certain employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 416 39 Professional counselors; associate licensing ................ HB 416 39
MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS--
Bombing ranges; nearby municipal landfills restricted . . . . . . . HB 57 7 Disabled veterans; free motor vehicle license plates ........ HB 104 34 Military leave; public officers and employees ordered on;
salary payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 335 33 Scholarship grants for students completing two scholarship
years at Georgia Military College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 914 20 Veteran survivors of Pearl Harbor attack; special motor
vehicle license plates .................................... HB 869 34
MINORS--
Adoption; hard to place children; financial assistance ...... HB 112 51 After-school programs for middle school age children ........ SB 50 19 Children and youth services; private operation of programs
under lease agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 496 51 Department of Children and Youth Services; name changed to
Department of Juvenile Justice ............................ HB 622 51 Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs; zero
tolerance for alcohol for drivers under age 21; confinement of juveniles .................................. HB 681 35 Foster care placement of deprived children pursuant to court order; periodic reviews; extensions of orders ....... HB 126 11 Guardians; guardians of incapacitated adults; powers and duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 182 23 Juvenile law enforcement records; maintenance and reporting of records involving certain offenses ........... HB 506 11 Minor's willful or malicious acts; liability of parents or guardians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 193 55 Motor vehicle drivers' licenses; graduated licensing for drivers under age 18; restrictions ........................ HB 681 35 Trespass; minor's permission to enter property; effect ...... HB 100 13 Unruly or delinquent youths; transfer to Department of Corrections; repeal ....................................... HB 438 51
MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC--
Ad valorem taxation of motor vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34 Ad valorem taxation; heavy duty equipment subclass . . . . . . . . . . HB 419 47 Alternative fueled vehicles; designated travel lanes;
special license plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 116 26 Antifreeze; sales; test reports ............................. HB 182 5
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Automobile insurance; medical payments coverage ............. SB 356 27

Central lane use regulation ................................. SB 121 35

Code revision; reenactment; corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

County tag agents; vehicle registration and titles .......... HB 487 34

Dealers' numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 104 34

Driver training instructors; license period ................. HB 451 39

Drivers' and license applicants' records; restricted

access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 587 35

Drivers' licenses; graduated licensing; restrictions;

license issuance, suspension, and revocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Drivers' licenses; seizure and suspension of licenses of

persons under age 21 who attempted to purchase alcoholic

beverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 250

Drivers' licenses and identification cards; social

security number use restricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 574 35

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs; zero

tolerance for alcohol for drivers under age 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35

Habitual violators; surrender of license plates ............. HB 681 35

Ignition interlock provider centers ......................... HB 681 35

License plates; commemorative; marketing agreements ......... HB 487 34

License plates; disabled veterans' free plates .............. HB 104 34

License plates; issuance to vehicle owner instead of

assignment to vehicle; transfer of license plates . . . . . . . . . HB 205 34

License plates; special license plates supporting disabled

athletes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 499 34

License plates; special plates for Pearl Harbor attack

survivors . ................................................ HB 869 34

License plates; special; administrative procedures .......... HB 104 34

Motor vehicle self-insurers; exception applicable to

taxicab self-insurers in counties of 400,000 population

or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 573 28

Motorcycle operator safety training program; state-wide

motorcycle safety coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 695 36

Parking law for persons with disabilities; uniforms for

appointed enforcers ....................................... HB 79 35

Registration; licensing; license plates issued to vehicle

owner instead of assigned to vehicle; transfer of

license plates ............................................ HB 205 34

Scrap tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 612 7

Speed detection devices; approval, application, and

authorized use ............................................ HB 398 35

Title requirements; exclusion for vehicles 15 or more

model years old . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 869 34

Titles, security interests, and liens; electronic

transactions and records; digital signatures .............. HB 487 34

Used motor vehicle dealers and used car dealers; exclusion

of auctioneers for certain sales .......................... HB 174 40

MUNICIPAL COURTS--

Jurisdiction over misdemeanors in consolidated cities-counties ........................................... HB 54 32
Marijuana; possession of one ounce or less as misdemeanor; jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 347 10

MUNICIPALITIES--

Annexation; deannexation; local Acts of General Assembly .... HB 217 32
Criminal and ordinance violation cases; additional penalties to fund crime victim assistance programs ........ HB 324 12
Election districts; redistricting by governing authority .... SB 113 32 Elections; qualifying period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 19 21 Electors; identification required ........................... SB 273 21
Excise taxes; counties and municipalities; charges to public for accommodations; authority to levy; conditions .. HB 425 50
Excise taxes; county or municipal; charges to public for accommodations; authority to levy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 508 50

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Excise taxes; local consolidated government; charges to public for accommodations; authority to levy; conditions .. HB 94 49
Georgia Municipal Training Institute; name changed to Harold F. Holtz Municipal Training Institute .............. SB 94 32
Metropolitan area planning and development commissions; definitions; mayoral members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 208 53
Municipal court jurisdiction over misdemeanors in consolidated cities-counties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 54 32
Offices; local law provisions to change to four-year terms authorized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 309 21
Rewards by counties or municipalities for detection or apprehension of felons .................................... HB 719 42
Service delivery strategies; requirements; verification; effect on state financial assistance ...................... HB 489 33
Solid waste management; disposal facilities; restrictions on siting near city or county boundaries .................. HB 219 7
Solid waste management; landfills near bombing ranges restricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 57 7

- NNUISANCES--
Sport shooting ranges; changed conditions; noise ............ SB

8 36

- 0OFFICIAL CODE OF GEORGIA ANNOTATED--
Code revision; reenactment; corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123 1

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PENAL INSTITUTIONS--
Board of Pardons and Paroles; conflicts of interests; employee candi,.lates for public office ..................... HB 407 37
Child molestation; aggravated child molestation; chemical castration of certain offenders ........................... HB 211 13
Children and youth; transfer of at-risk unruly or delinquent youths to Department of Corrections; repeal .... HB 438 51
Children in state facilities; attorneys' fees relating to education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 383 18
Code revision; reenactment; corrections ..................... HB 123 1 Department of Children and Youth Services; name changed to
Department of Juvenile Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51 Department of Corrections; records; admission of records
into evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 48 36 Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs; zero
tolerance for alcohol for drivers under age 21; confinement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 681 35 Misdemeanors; misdemeanors of high and ag~ravated nature; punishment for commission within state correctional institution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 258 15 Motor vehicle ignition interlock devices as condition of probation; provider centers ............................... HB 681 35 Penal labor; use by private operator of state prison ........ SB 48 36 Probation services; County and Municipal Probation Advisory Council .......................................... SB 69 37 Probation services; reports by service providers; records availability; registration of service providers ........... SB 69 37 Sexually violent predators; registration .................... SB 105 36 State Board of Pardons and Paroles; information regarding paroled felons; public access ............................. SB 242 37

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Wardens; training requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 288 31

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES--

See "HANDICAPPED PERSONS"

PHYSICIANS--

See "PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES"

PROBATE COURTS--

Probate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56 Proceedings ................................................. HB 245 56

PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES--

Accountants;

public accountancy; certified public

accountants; firms of public accountants .................. HB 374 38

Beauty shops or salons; hair washers not required to

register .................................................. SB 287 38

Chiropractors; adjustment; authorized administration ........ SB 278 38

Chiropractors; treatment and referral by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 214 38

Code revision; reenactment; corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

1

Composite State Board of Medical Examiners; membership ...... HB 238 39

Cosmetologists;

apprenticeship under experienced

cosmetologist ............................................. SB 287 38

Dentists; hospital privileges ............................... SB 219 25

Driver training instructors; license period ................. HB 451 39

Engineers; unlawful practice; penalties ..................... HB 143 39

Fire extinguishers and fire suppression systems; licensing

exemption for certain installation, servicing, and

testing of ................................................ HB 415 22

Fire sprinkler contractors, installers, and inspectors;

regulation ................................................ HB 505 22

Georgia Real Estate Commission; regulatory authority;

collection fees ........................................... HB 173 40

Hotel and inn operation; in-room service of alcoholic

beverages; registered guests; condominium units or

commercial space in hotel. ................................ SB 144 2

Marriage and family therapists; licensing requirements ...... HB 272 38

Mechanics' and materialmen's liens; effect of certain

contractual provisions on enforcement ..................... HB 298 41

Nurses;

identification required of registered

professionals ............................................. HB 841 39

Physical therapists; licensing; regulation .................. SB 228 39

Physician's assistant; licensing ............................ HB 238 39

Physicians; experimental or nonconventional medical

treatments; provision; limited immunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 341 40

Physicians; out of state; consultation in state ............. SB 107 40

Physicians, podiatrists, osteopaths, and dentists;

hospital staff privileges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 219 25

Professional counselors; associate licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 416 39

Professional counselors, social workers, and marriage and

family therapists; licensing exemption for certain

employees ................................................. HB 416 39

Professional malpractice claims; affidavits; dismissal;

curing defects ............................................ SB 276 4

Psychologists; health service providers; medical facility

staff ..................................................... SB 219 25

Real estate appraisers; regulation; classification . . . . . . . . . . HB 172 40

Real estate brokers; commission agreements; effect;

contractual rights ........................................ HB 255 41

Real estate brokers and salespersons; approved schools;

out-of-state licensees; agreements with out-of-state

brokers ................................................... HB 173 40

Respiratory care professionals; continuing education ........ HB 138 39

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Speech-language pathology; licensing exemption for certain
employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 416 39
State examining boards; collection fees received, retained, and used by joint-secretary; fees for legal
costs of investigations or disciplinary action ............ SB 303 38 State examining boards; disclosure of investigation
information by joint-secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 303 38 Surveyors; limitation on actions against .................... HB 433 10 Surveyors; unlawful practice; penalties ..................... HB 143 39 Used motor vehicle dealers and used car dealers; exclusion
of auctioneers for certain sales .......................... HB 174 40 Water system operators; education requirements .............. HB 345 41

PROPERTY--

Adult bookstores, explicit media outlets, and adult movie
houses; location near residential zone, school, or
church restricted ......................................... SB 62 33 Appraisal; tangible real and personal property; uniform
procedural manual ......................................... HB 429 47
Chattahoochee River stream corridor; maps, plats, and surveys of land in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 433 10
Georgia Real Estate Commission; regulatory authority;
collection fees ........................................... HB 173 40 Home equity lines of credit; certain provisions not
applicable to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 175 41 Land bank authorities ....................................... SB 143 46 Lien on real property on which corrective action performed
by Environmental Protection Division ...................... HB 470 8 Mechanics' and materialmen's liens; effect of certain
contractual provisions on enforcement ..................... HB 298 41 Mortgages made by railroad, electric, gas, utility, or
telephone service corporation; perfection of security
interests; fixtures; personal property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 533 41 Real estate appraisers; regulation; classification . . . . . . . . . . HB 172 40 Real estate brokerage commissions ........................... HB 255 41 Real estate brokers and salespersons; approved schools;
out-of-state licensees; agreements with out-of-state brokers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 173 40 Real property; liens; nonconforming ......................... HB 533 41 Real property records; state-wide uniform information
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 524 10 Redemption of property sold for taxes; amount payable . . . . . . . HB 388 46 Surveyors; Chattahoochee River stream corridor; maps,
plats, and surveys of land in ............................. HB 433 10 Surveyors; limitation on actions against .................... HB 433 10 Surveyors; unlawful practices; penalties .................... HB 143 39 Tax executions; notice; enforcement; transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 270 46 Theft by conversion; personal property; replacement costs ... HB 178 13
Trespass; minor's permission to enter property; effect ...... HB 100 13

PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES--

Accounting for public funds; depositories; deposits;

liability for official action ............................. SB 131 41

Board of Pardons and Paroles; conflicts of interests;

employee candidates for public office ..................... HB 407 37

Department of Children and Youth Services; name changed to

Department of Juvenile Justice ............................ HB 622 51

Department of Public Safety; Georgia State Patrol; certain

employees in classified service; dismissal; suspension .... SB 141 30

Educators;

certificated

professionals; provisional

employment pending criminal record check .................. HB 420 18

Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund; name changed to Georgia

Firefighter's Pension Fund ................................ HB 340 45

Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund; references changed to

Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund ........................ HB 337 43

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Governmental reorganization and

termination

from

employment reform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 271 44

Involuntary separation regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 271 44

Medical examiners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 557 30

Military leave; public officers and employees ordered on;

salary payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 335 33

Notaries public; transfer of related functions and fees

from Secretary of State to Georgia Superior Court

Clerks' Cooperative Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 284 42

Office of State Administrative Hearings; administrative

law judges; hearings and assistance to State Personnel

Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 33 43

Rewards by counties or municipalities for detection or

apprehension of felons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 719 42

Secretary of State; control of Georgia Capitol Museum . . . . . . . HB 308 42

Secretary of State; director of Department of Archives and

History serves at pleasure of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 308 42

Secretary of State; official directory publication .......... HB 308 42

Secretary of State; provision of summary or explanation of

state-wide referendum questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 128 20

State employees displaced by privatization; job training

and retraining; continued employment feasibility studies .. SB 262 52

State employees' health insurance plan; county officers

and employees participation; employees of Sheriffs'

Retirement Fund of Georgia participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 91 43

State employees' health insurance plan; county officers

and employees participation; employees of Sheriffs'

Retirement Fund of Georgia participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 91 43

State employees' health insurance plan; references to

Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund changed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 337 43

State personnel administration; reduction in force;

notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 59 43

State Personnel Board; duties and functions; procedures;

hearings; appeals; access to child abuse records .......... SB 33 43

State Personnel Oversight Commission; created ............... SB 271 44

State programs and functions; evaluations; program

evaluation reports; verification of implementation of

departmental plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 297 42

State School Superintendent; qualifications ................. SB 25 18

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION--

See "PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION"

PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION--

Blasting or excavating near underground utilities; corporation defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 269 22
Discovery in cases before Public Service Commission ......... SB 215 44 Georgia Rail Passenger Authority Law; project defined ....... SB 118 45
Mortgages made by railroad, electric, gas, utility, or telephone service corporation; perfection of security interests; fixtures; personal property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 533 41
Natural gas; alternative form of regulation; competition and deregulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 215 44
Penalties recoverable before Public Service Commission; ma.ximums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 13 0 44
Telephone service; 22 mile toll-free calling areas .......... HB 888 44

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Georgia Rail Passenger Authority Law; project defined ....... SB 118 45

RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS--

Department of Children and Youth Services; name changed to

Department of Juvenile Justice ............................ HB 622 51

Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; benefits

payments; method .......................................... HB 339 45

Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; certain law

enforcement personnel; retirement at age 55 permissible

but not mandatory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 380 45

Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund; financing; taxes on

certain insurance premiums; refunds ....................... HB 333 46

Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund; investments by board of

trustees in certain corporations .......................... HB 463 45

Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund; name changed to Georgia

Firefighter's Pension Fund ................................ HB 340 45

Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund; references changed to

Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 337 43

Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund; investments

by board of trustees in certain corporations .............. HB 463 45

Meetings not open to public ................................. HB 334 45

Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; investments by

board of trustees in certain corporations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 463 45

Records exempt from public inspection ....................... HB 334 45

Sheriffs'

Retirement

Fund of Georgia; employee

participation in state employees' health insurance plan ... SB 91 43

Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of Georgia; investments by board

of trustees in certain corporations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 463 45

State employees' health insurance plan; references to

Georgia Firemen's Pension Fund changed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 337 43

Trial Judges and Solicitors Retirement Fund; mandatory

retirement age for members ................................ HB 348 46

REVENUE AND TAXATION--

Accounting for public funds; depositories; deposits; liability for official action ............................. SB 131 41
Ad valorem taxation; county digest submission deadlines ..... HB 459 47
Ad valorem taxation; county digest submission deadlines;
repeal of provisions for counties of not less than
81,300 and not more than 89,000 population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 459 47 Ad valorem taxation; exemption for public property .......... HB 459 47 Ad valorem taxation; homestead exemption applications ....... HB 459 47 Ad valorem taxation; motor vehicles ......................... HB 205 34
Ad valorem taxation; motor vehicles; heavy duty equipment motor vehicles subclass ................................... HB 418 47
Ad valorem taxation; tangible personal property inventory exemption applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 459 47
Ad valorem taxation; tangible real and personal property; uniform procedural manual for appraisal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 429 47
Bonds and financing; issuance of obligations by certain authorities prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 803 33
Code revision; reenactment; corrections ..................... HB 123 1
Collection of tax; discharge of debt when collection barred by statute of limitations .......................... HB 479 46
Corporate taxation; credit card data processing services; apportionment of income ................................... HB 424 48
Employer tax returns; filing ................................ HB 479 46
Enterprise zones within counties and municipalities; comprehensive regulation .................................. HB 663 33
Excise taxes; counties and municipalities; charges to public for accommodations; authority to levy; conditions .. HB 425 50

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Excise taxes; county or municipal; charges to public for accommodations; authority to levy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 508 50
Excise taxes; local consolidated governments; charges to public for accommodations; authority to levy; conditions .. HB 94 49
Executions; electronic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 479 46 Income taxes; credits; employers of AFDC recipients;
repealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 104 50 Income taxes; credits; job tax credits; businesses in less
developed counties ........................................ HB 378 48 Income taxes; credits; job tax credits; election of
calendar year basis for job creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 151 48 Income taxes; credits; manufacturing facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 428 48 Income taxes; credits; purchasing or retrofitting homes
with accessibility features ............................... HB 417 48 Income taxes; credits; qualified expenses for caregiving
to elderly or disabled family member ...................... HB 517 48 Income taxes; credits; refundable credits for previously
taxed income which is subsequently repaid ................. HB 85 48 Income taxes; credits; research expenses .................... HB 428 48 Income taxes; credits; telecommunications facilities . . . . . . . . HB 428 48 Income taxes; partnerships; limited partnerships;
partnership distributions ................................. HB 241 47 Insurance premium taxes received by counties; expenditure
of proceeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 492 27 Insurance premium taxes to be paid to Georgia Firemen's
Pension Fund; certain insurers ............................ HB 333 46 Intangible recording tax; effect of failure to pay . . . . . . . . . . HB 306 47 Intangible tax; distribution of revenues .................... HB 84 47 Internal Revenue Code defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 83 46 Land bank authorities ....................................... SB 143 46 Local government; uniform chart of accounts; service
delivery data reporting ................................... HB 491 33 Redemption of property sold for taxes; amount payable ....... HB 388 46 Refunds by electronic transfer .............................. HB 479 46 Sales and use taxes; educational purposes; imposition and
levy; resolution; ballot question . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 165 49 Sales and use taxes; exemptions; aircraft engines, engine
parts, and components ..................................... HB 70 49 Sales and use taxes; exemptions; machinery components used
in manufacturing tangible personal property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 490 48 Sales and use taxes; exemptions; telecommunications
manufacturing facility equipment .......................... HB 490 48 Sales and use taxes; homestead option ....................... HB 60 49 Sales and use taxes; homestead option; applicability of
certain exemptions; levy in certain special districts prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 165 49 Sales and use taxes; special county 1 percent; expenditure of proceeds; purposes ..................................... HB 531 49 Sales and use taxes; special county 1 percent; notices to mayors or chief elected officials of municipalities ....... HB 490 48 Sales and use taxes; special county 1 percent; termination date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 15 49 Sales and use taxes; special purpose local option; sanitary landfill development; economic infeasibility . . . . . HB 228 49 Setoff debt collection for debts owed to political subdivisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 517 48 Tax assessment settlement and compromise .................... HB 479 46 Tax executions; notice; enforcement; transfer ............... SB 270 46 Tax returns; signatures ..................................... HB 479 46
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Control of Georgia Capitol Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 308 42 Director of Department of Archives and History serves at
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from Secretary of State to Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 284 42 Official directory publication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 308 42 Provision of summary or explanation of state-wide referendum questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 128 20

SOCIAL SERVICES--

Adoption; hard to place children; financial assistance ...... HB 112 51

After-school programs for middle school age children ........ SB 50 19

Child abuse and deprivation records; access ................. SB 33 43

Child care facilities; certain offenders prohibited from

residing, domiciling, or being employed at ................ SB 176 14

Children and youth services; compensation of employees for

apparel damage caused by youth in custody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 497 51

Children and youth services; private operation of programs

under lease agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 496 51

Children and youth; transfer of at-risk unruly or

delinquent youths to Department of Corrections; repeal .... HB 438 51

Code revision; reenactment; corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123

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Community services block grants; community action agencies .. HB 206 52

Day-care centers; certain offenders prohibited from

residing, domiciling, or being employed at ................ SB 176 14

Department of Children and Youth Services; employee peace

officers; contractor law enforcement units ................ HB 755 31

Department of Children and Youth Services; name changed to

Department of Juvenile Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 622 51

Foster care placement of deprived children pursuant to

court order; periodic reviews; extensions of orders ....... HB 126 11

Medical assistance; abuse by provider; fraud ................ SB 304 50
Medical assistance; administrative hearings and appeals ..... SB 304 so

Medical assistance; long-term care facilities; reuse of

unit dosage drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 273 51

Medical assistance; Medicaid fraud forfeiture ............... HB 377 50

Medical assistance; mental diseases; reimbursement for

certain inpatient care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 465 50

Medical assistance; providers barred for certain

convictions . .............................................. HB 377 50

Medical assistance; refunds of prescription drug rebates .... HB 371 51

Private home care providers; exemption for services

provided through senior volunteer programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 830 25

Public assistance; Aid to Families with Dependent Children

(AFDC); Aid to Dependent Children Act repealed ............ SB 104 50

Public assistance; food stamps;

withholding

of

unemployment benefits from persons overissued stamps ...... SB 148 28

Public assistance; fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 104 50

Public assistance; LEARNFARE pilot program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 104 50

Public assistance; social assistance register ............... SB 104 50

Public assistance; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
(TANF) program created . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 104 so

Silver-Haired Legislature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 150 51

STATE BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES--

See "PENAL INSTITUTIONS"

STATE CAPITOL--

Georgia Capitol Museum; controlled by Secretary of State .... HB 308 42

STATE COURTS--
Marijuana; possession of one ounce or less as misdemeanor; jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 347 10
Solicitors-general; compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 124 12

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Administrative procedure; Department of Revenue ............. HB 171 53

Administrative procedure; exemption for Department of

Technical and Adult Education ............................. SB 87 53

Administrative

procedure;

rules;

least

costly

alternatives; variances and waivers in hardship cases;

declaratory judgments regarding validity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 81 53

Appropriations; S.F.Y. 1997-1998 ............................ HB 204 55

Appropriations; supplemental for S.F.Y. 1996-1997 ........... HB 34 55

Appropriations; supplemental to Department of Labor from

state's account in unemployment trust fund ................ HB 213 29

Barbecue; official beef and pork championship cookoffs

designated ................................................ HB 845 52

Children and youth services; compensation of employees for

apparel damage caused by youth in custody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 497 51

Code revision; reenactment; corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123 1

Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; membership ........... HB 187 31

Department of Archives and History; service of director at

pleasure of Secretary of State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 308 42

Department of Children and Youth Services; name changed to

Department of Juvenile Justice ............................ HB 622 51

Department of Transportation; negotiated contracts;

1 imi ted amount ............................................ SB 120 26

Electors; identification required ........................... SB 273 21

Electronic media for conducting state and private

business; pilot projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 103 6

Electronic records and signatures; authorized use; public

disclosure restricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 103 6

Employee initiatives for more efficient or economical

operation; nomination of employees; awards ................ HB 197 54

Explosive ordnance disposal; emergency medical support of

operations; training materials subject to restricted

disclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 173 32

Georgia Capitol Museum; controlled by Secretary of State .... HB 308 42

Georgia Council of Court Administrators; created ............ SB 306 9

Georgia Golf Hall of Fame Authority; created ................ HB 866 6

Governmental reorganization and termination from

employment reform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 271 44

Intangible tax; distribution of revenues .................... HB 84 47

Involuntary separation regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 271 44

Metropolitan area planning and development commissions;

definitions; mayoral members., ............................ HB 208 53

Motor vehicle identification ... : ............................ SB 349 54

Nonprofit organizations providing services and facilities

to the state .............................................. SB 349 54

Office of State Administrative Hearings; administrative

law judges; hearings and assistance to State Personnel

Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 33 43

Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services; restricted public

access to records; investments by director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 558 52

Official directory; publication by Secretary of State ....... HB 308 42

Official state school; designated ........................... SB 16 18

Official tartan; designated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 644 52

Privatization of state institutions or programs; notice

required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 57 52

Records of motor vehicle drivers and drivers' license

applicants; restricted access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 587 35

Retirement meetings not open to public ...................... HB 334 45

Retirement records not open to public inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 334 45

Sick leave and personal leave for public school personnel;

transfer of unused leaves upon employment change . . . . . . . . . . HB 299 20

State Board of Education; policies relating to historic

landmark facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 21 18

State Commission on Family Violence; administrative

attachment ................................................ SB 171 17 State depositories; foreign banks ........................... SB 95 54

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State depository board; membership .......................... SB 119 54 State employees displaced by privatization; job training
and retraining; continued employment feasibility studies .. SB 262 52 State examining boards; collection fees received,
retained, and used by joint-secretary; fees for legal costs of investigations or disciplinary action ............ SB 303 38 State examining boards; disclosure of investigation information by joint-secretary ............................ SB 303 38 State Merit System of Personnel Administration; reduction in force; notices . ........................................ SB 59 43 State Personnel Board; duties and functions; procedures; hearings; access to child abuse records ................... SB 33 43 State Personnel Oversight Commission; created ............... SB 271 44 State programs and functions; evaluations; program evaluation reports; verification of implementation of departmental plans ........................................ SB 297 42 Tartan; Georgia tartan designated official tartan ........... HB 644 52 University system; alcoholic beverage sales at certain sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 682 2
STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT--
Qualifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 25 18
SUPERIOR COURTS--
Clerks; Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority; real property records; state-wide uniform information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 524 10
Family violence proceedings; jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 171 17 Juvenile law enforcement records; maintenance and
reporting of records involving certain offenses ........... HB 506 11 Notaries public; transfer of related functions and fees
from Secretary of State to Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 284 42 Personnel employed within judges' offices; related policies of Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia ... HB 125 9 Records of superior courts and counties; storage outside county of creation ........................................ SB 324 9 School safety; notices to local school systems regarding student offenders and delinquents ......................... HB 567 19 Superior Court Clerks Training Council; membership; quorum .. HB 67 9
SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA--
Applications for permission to appeal filed without notice of appeal in certain cases; jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 291 3
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Drug dealer liability for illegal marketing ................. SB 80 55 Minor's willful or malicious acts; liability of parents or
guardians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 193 55 Punitive damages; no limitation in certain cases involving
influence of intoxicants or toxic agents .................. HB 572 55
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WATERS OF THE STATE, PORTS, AND WATERCRAFT--

Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact ................ HB 148 8

Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact ........ HB 149

8

Chattahoochee River; federal assistance requests relating

to pollutant discharges into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 528

7

Chattahoochee River; maps, plats, and surveys of land in

stream corridor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 433 10

Coas tal zone management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 167

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Code revision; reenactment; corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 123 l

Crabbing; crab traps; floats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 212 23

Water resources; sewer connection moratorium exception ...... HB 528

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WEAPONS--

Destructive devices and explosives; prohibited acts
relating to; punishments; exceptions ...................... SB 227 13 Explosive ordnance disposal; emergency medical support of
operations; training materials subject to restricted disclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 173 32 Firearms; carrying in public places; licenses for former law enforcement officers; authority of certain officers and retired officers to carry pistols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SB 247 14 Handguns; Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act regulations; dealer duties; toll-free telephone service for dealer inquiries; loans and pawns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 447 14

WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES--

Administration of estates ............. _. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56 Administrators and personal representatives ................. HB 245 56 Community trusts for benefit of impaired persons;
successor trusts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 650 24 Descent and distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56 Effective dates of certain provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56 Investments, sales, and conveyances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56 Probate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56 Proceedings in probate court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56 Year's support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HB 245 56

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